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Workers' Party (WP) supporters wave party flags as they cheer their candidates at the nomination center ahead of the general election in Singapore, on April 23, 2025.

What We're Watching

Singapore’s opposition hopes to make major gains as election campaign begins

The vote promises to be the most contested since independence, as the ruling People’s Action Party sweats a strong challenge amid weak economic forecasts.

Canada’s Liberals and Conservatives are neck and neck as election begins, and running on similar promises

Canada’s Liberals and Conservatives are neck and neck as election begins, and running on similar promises

Canada’s federal election is on. The polls show a polarized contest between the Liberals and Conservatives, one dominated by Donald Trump and the question of who’s best-suited to deal with his tariff and annexation threats. Canadian nationalism has surged. The Liberal Party, recently down 25 points in the polls to the Conservatives, have seen their fortunes turn around under new leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney — a man who’s been all too keen to, ahem, adapt ideas from his top rival.