“The Workers’ Party takes the view that the leader of the largest opposition party in parliament, is the leader of the opposition,” the political group said in a statement on Wednesday. Wong offered the Workers’ Party an opportunity to float another lawmaker to the role not connected to the scandal. In the 2025 general election, the Workers’ Party won nearly 60% of the vote in his constituency. Singh was appointed leader of the opposition in 2020 by then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after the Workers’ Party made unprecedented gains and won 10 seats at the polls then. “In other Westminster systems, the title of the leader of the opposition is established by law and is not the prerogative or choice of the government of the day or the prime minister,” the Workers’ Party said.

Source: The Edge Markets January 21, 2026 08:57 UTC