SINGAPORE, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Polling stations across Singapore opened at 8:00 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) on Saturday for the country's general election.
A total of 211 candidates, including two independents, are contesting the 97 elected parliamentary seats. Of these 97 seats, five in a multi-member constituency have already been secured by the ruling People's Action Party, as no opposition candidates were fielded there.
Approximately 2.76 million people are eligible to vote in the election. Polling stations are scheduled to close at 8:00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT). ■