Singapore's parliament has been dissolved ahead of elections that will take place next month.
President Tony Tan Keng Yam, on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on Tuesday dissolved Singapore's 12th Parliament, according to a government statement.
The vote is scheduled to take place on September 11, the government said.
The general election will be the first since the death of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew earlier this year. The city-state this month celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence.