OREANDA-NEWS. Singapore authorities have warned political parties about the threat of foreign interference, including through cyber attacks, in anticipation of general parliamentary elections. This statement was made jointly on Monday by the Ministry of the Interior, the Cybersecurity Agency, and the election commission.

The report emphasizes that political parties "must be aware of the degree of threat of foreign interference" and strengthen the protection of their computer infrastructure, "their Internet accounts, social networks". In addition, it's emphasized that political forces are responsible "for the emergence of suspicious activity on their platforms".

"Singapore is not immune from such activities during preparations for the general election, which should be held before August 2021", the statement said. The head of government in Singapore is the representative of the party with the most votes in the general election. According to the results of the last elections in 2015, the ruling Party of Popular Action won a landslide victory.