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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Singapore PM strips opposition leader of title after conviction for lying under oath

Pritam Singh, secretary general of the Singaporean opposition Workers’ Party, leaves the Supreme Court during an appeals hearing against his conviction and sentence for lying to a Committee of Privileges (COP) parliamentary hearing in Singapore on 4 November 2025 - (AFP via Getty Images)

Singapore prime minister Lawrence Wong has formally removed Pritam Singh from his post of the leader of opposition, a day after parliament voted that the politician was unfit to continue following his conviction for lying under oath.

The move, the first of its kind in Singapore, ends the Workers’ Party chief’s tenure as Singapore’s first officially designated opposition leader, a role he has held since 2020.

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