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Will Pritam Singh stay or be ousted as WP chief? Unhappy cadres plan to put up a fight
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Workers’ Party cadres will vote on chief Pritam Singh’s leadership at two meetings on June 28.
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Published Jun 25, 2026, 08:30 PM
Updated Jun 26, 2026, 07:06 AM
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SINGAPORE – Disgruntled with their leader Pritam Singh and agitating for change, a group of Workers’ Party cadres aim to unseat him at the party’s internal elections come June 28.
The search for a challenger has intensified in recent weeks, stemming from a High Court decision in December 2025 to uphold Singh’s conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee.
The disgruntled lot have made overtures to several of the opposition party’s senior MPs, though no one has confirmed that they will run against Singh so far, party insiders told The Straits Times. They did not want to be named, citing disciplinary actions against members who had been publicly critical of the party
