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been formed. </p><p class="paragraph-base">“When the election is to be held... I have not decided, and when we start the process, people will know,” PM Wong said in a wide-ranging press conference with Singapore media on Nov 8.</p><p class="paragraph-base">Responding to a question on whether the EBRC has been convened, PM Wong said: “When we do so, we will announce it, as we always do. We won’t do these things quietly.”</p><div class="ads-mid-article print:hidden" id="dfp-ad-imu1-wrapper"><div class="dfp-tag-wrapper"><div class="dfp-ad-unit"><div class="w-full h-full text-center justify-center bg-gray-100 p-1.5 mt-1 sm:mt-0 article-ads py-0" data-testid="advertisement-element-dfp-ad-imu1"><div id="dfp-ad-imu1" data-testid="dfp-ad-imu1" class="inline-block justify-center"></div></div></div></div></div><p class="paragraph-base">Typically made up of civil servants, the committee reviews the electoral boundaries and recommends the size and number of group representation constituencies and single-member constituencies.</p><p class="paragraph-base">The past few general elections had been called between one and three months after the release of the EBRC report.</p><p class="paragraph-base">When asked if the upcoming Budget will be an election budget, he said Budget 2025 could potentially be the last budget in this term of government. </p><div class="ads-mid-article print:hidden" id="dfp-ad-midarticlespecial-wrapper"><div class="dfp-tag-wrapper"><div class="dfp-ad-unit"><div class="w-full h-full text-center justify-center bg-gray-100 p-1.5 mt-1 sm:mt-0 article-ads py-0" data-testid="advertisement-element-dfp-ad-midarticlespecial"><div id="dfp-ad-midarticlespecial" data-testid="dfp-ad-midarticlespecial" class="inline-block justify-center"></div></div></div></div></div><p class="paragraph-base">This is because “elections could still be done before the Budget, but potentially, if the elections are after, then it will be the last budget in this term of government”, PM Wong added. </p><div id="sph_cdp_10" class="overflow-x-clip print:hidden"></div><p class="paragraph-base">Singapore’s Budget is typically delivered and considered in February and March each year. </p><p class="paragraph-base">On how ready he and his team are for the general election, the Prime Minister said: “As each day passes, I am more ready.” </p><div class="ads-mid-article print:hidden" id="dfp-ad-midarticlespecial2-wrapper"><div class="dfp-tag-wrapper"><div class="dfp-ad-unit"><div class="w-full h-full text-center justify-center bg-gray-100 p-1.5 mt-1 sm:mt-0 article-ads py-0" data-testid="advertisement-element-dfp-ad-midarticlespecial2"><div id="dfp-ad-midarticlespecial2" data-testid="dfp-ad-midarticlespecial2" class="inline-block justify-center"></div></div></div></div></div><p class="paragraph-base">He said the governing People’s Action Party (PAP) is “getting ourselves ready”, and added that the country has till the end of 2025 to hold the election.</p><p class="paragraph-base">The next general election must be called by November 2025. </p><p class="paragraph-base">“We are continuing to prepare, and as we get better and better... as we get to the point when we are ready, then I will call the general election,” he said. </p><div class="embed-container"><iframe class="responsive-iframe-base youtube" title="" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WqT8mqj0dS4?enablejsapi=1" style="aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777" allowfullscreen="" allow="accelerometer; ; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;" loading="eager"></iframe></div><p class="paragraph-base">As for potential candidates who will be fielded, he said the search is continuing to actively identify candidates.</p><p class="paragraph-base">“When the time comes, I hope to be able to unveil a good slate of candidates for Singaporeans,” PM Wong said. </p><p class="paragraph-base">He also touched on renewal in the party, noting that MPs who have served two or three terms will be asked to step down, and the party will bring in “new blood”. </p><p class="paragraph-base">Answering a question on what will be done to ensure the racial and social tensions seen in the recent US election will not spill over into Singapore society, PM Wong acknowledged that the Republic has always been concerned about how divisions and polarisation make it “harder to govern, and for countries to move forward”. </p><p class="paragraph-base">He pointed to safeguards against falsehoods, such as a Bill passed in Parliament in October to <a class="anchor-link" href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/bill-passed-to-counter-digitally-manipulated-content-deepfakes-during-elections" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">counter digitally manipulated content and deepfakes during elections</a> so as to curb the spread of misinformation. </p><div class="related-article-container"><div class="label">More on this Topic</div><div class="related-stories"><a class="story" href="/singapore/singapore-must-work-harder-to-find-like-minded-partners-in-less-hospitable-world-pm-wong" hrefLang="en">S’pore must work harder to find like-minded partners in less hospitable world: PM Wong</a><a class="story" href="/singapore/politics/cost-of-living-and-job-security-among-singaporeans-top-concerns-that-will-be-covered-in-budget-2025" hrefLang="en">Cost of living, job security among issues to be covered in Budget 2025: PM Wong</a></div></div><p class="paragraph-base">PM Wong said he hoped Singaporeans will “understand what’s at stake”. </p><p class="paragraph-base">Choosing the right party to govern is important, he added. “But it’s also about determining our future.” </p><p class="paragraph-base">“If we are unable to hold together as a society, I think it will be very hard for us to stay relevant and very hard for us to survive and thrive,” noted PM Wong.</p><p class="paragraph-base">He added: “We try our best not to go down the path of political populism, opportunism, but find ways to keep our society strong, united and maintain that high level of trust, because that’s essential for Singapore to stay relevant and to survive in this new world.” </p><div class="embed-container"><iframe class="responsive-iframe-base youtube" title="" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q0z9f7wYyvQ?enablejsapi=1" style="aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777" allowfullscreen="" allow="accelerometer; 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