Singapore's PM Wong removes Pritam Singh as Leader of the Opposition
epa12650551 (FILE) - Opposition Workers Party secretary-general Pritam Singh gives a doorstep interview outside Poi Ching School in Singapore, 23 April 2025 (reissued 15 January 2026). Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh has been removed as the Leader of the Opposition on 15 January 2026. According to a statement by Singapore's Prime Minister Wong, the decision was necessary to uphold the rule of law and the integrity of Parliament after a majority of lawmakers voted that Singh was unsuitable to continue in the role following his conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee. EPA/SIMON LIM
