Singapore has officially scheduled its next general election for May 3, following the formal dissolution of Parliament by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the government announced on Tuesday.

According to the Elections Department, nomination day is set for April 23, after which candidates will have nine days of campaigning, followed by a cooling-off day before polls open.

This will be Singapore’s 14th general election since its independence in 1965, and the first under Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took office in May last year, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong, who led the country for nearly two decades.

Key voter concerns this year include rising living costs, employment prospects, and job security, reflecting broader economic anxieties within the city-state.