Singapore polls: This is a crisis election that will shape Singapore's future, says PM

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressing voters with his Ang Mo Kio GRC team - (from left) Darryl David, Ng Ling Ling, Nadia Ahmad Samdin and Gan Thiam Poh - at the Deyi Secondary School nomination centre. - ST/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): This is a crisis election, and the path Singapore takes from here will depend on the government the people choose and the mandate it is given, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday (June 30).

While some expect a flight to safety and familiarity in times of crisis, PM Lee said he did not agree with this view. The People's Action Party (PAP), he said, does not take for granted that voters will naturally keep voting for the ruling party.