SINGAPORE -- The Singapore government announced on Wednesday the formation of a committee tasked with drawing up boundaries to set electoral wards, fueling speculation that the city-state is gearing up for a snap poll that will dissolve the current government set to rule until early 2021.
If early elections take place, they will be held under a cloud of economic uncertainty. The nation recently downgraded its growth forecast to between 0% and 1% for 2019, down from 1.5% to 2.5% earlier in the year.