Pritam Singh Retains Workers' Party Leadership After Secret Vote
Pritam Singh successfully held onto his position as chief of Singapore's Workers' Party after a secret vote at a special cadres conference. This outcome followed public support from former party chief Low Thia Khiang and saw Singh prevail despite a challenge to his leadership.
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Singapore’s Pritam Singh survives vote of no confidence
In his greatest test since taking the helm of the Workers’ Party in 2018, secretary general Pritam Singh has survived a vote of no confidence by his party, party sources have confirmed. The Aljunied MP, who leads Singapore’s most prominent opposition party, faced a special conference on Sunday morning called by 25 cadre members who were pushing for him to step down for breaching the party constitution. Singh, 49, was expected to later run for re-election as secretary general at the party’s...
By Jean Iau
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The Workers’ Party and its chief can now draw a clear line over the Raeesah Khan saga and focus on the future, says SMU law professor Eugene K B Tan.
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