Will the Workers’ Party take up PM Wong’s offer to name new Leader of the Opposition? | Deep Dive

0 January 21, 2026 00:25

Following Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh’s removal as the Leader of the Opposition, Singapore now waits to see whether a new nominee will step into the role. In this week’s Deep Dive, Steven Chia and Tiffany Ang sit down with Associate Professor Eugene Tan from the Singapore Management University and independent political observer Dr Felix Tan to unpack whether the role of Leader of Opposition (LO) is necessary in Singapore and what lies ahead for the Workers’ Party (WP).

Highlights:
01:08 Will there be a leadership crisis in WP?
03:56 Will Workers’ Party name a new LO?
07:52 Why isn’t the LO role institutionalised?
12:30 Pritam Singh’s report card as LO
13:29 Who can replace Pritam Singh?
16:58 Potential challenges facing the new LO
19:55 Impact on WP in Parliament
22:23 How will this affect WP’s disciplinary panel’s assessment?
25:25 What will happen to Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap?
27:10 Will there be blowback on PAP?

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