Singapore’s Workers’ Party has retained Pritam Singh as its secretary-general, despite his removal as Leader of the Opposition by the Prime Minister earlier this year following a court conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee.

Details of the Conviction

In February 2025, a Singapore court found Singh guilty of giving false testimony to a parliamentary committee in 2021 about a party member. The High Court dismissed his appeal against the conviction in December last year.

The country’s largest opposition party voted to retain Singh as its chief at a party meeting on Sunday, after Singh had spoken and answered questions from members about his conviction. A supermajority of cadres voted for Singh, according to WP Central Executive Committee member Gerald Giam.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had asked the Workers’ Party to nominate another lawmaker not embroiled in the scandal to serve as opposition leader. However, the party opted against nominating a replacement, stating that its view was the leader of the largest opposition party in parliament should be the Leader of the Opposition.

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