Four major Asia-Pacific countries—Australia, Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea—will hold elections in the next month, with two happening this Saturday, May 3.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats are a constant hanging over all four contests. Since Trump paused the implementation of his so-called reciprocal tariffs until early July, all four countries have been negotiating with Washington to avoid getting slapped with new tariffs on their U.S.-bound exports.
