Singaporeans need to vote for candidates who have built up trust and close relationships with counterparts in the U.S. and China, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday, urging voters to re-elect his cabinet at a May 3 poll.

Singaporeans will vote Saturday in a general election that is set to return to power the city-state’s long ruling party.

Polls have opened in Singapore’s general election that is seen as the first key test of support for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong