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Recap: Pritam Singh re-elected as WP secretary-general

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A “super-majority” of cadres voted for Pritam Singh to remain as party chief.

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Edited by Goh Yan Han, Ng Wei Kai, Tham Yuen-C, Yap Wei Qiang

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Published: June 28, 2026

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The other three are former chief Low Thia Khiang, former Aljunied GRC MP Faisal Manap and former deputy organising secretary Tan Kong Soon.The CEC will serve for a two year term. It has the option to later co-opt up to seven more members and historically has done so about a month after the elections. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Thank you and goodnight!\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T22:14:29+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T22:14:29+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Thanks for reading our blog today. Check out our politics newsletter tomorrow where we will Unpack the outcomes and what they mean for the wider state of play. \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"ngweikai\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Pritam secured about 80% of secret votes say party sources\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T22:01:29+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T22:02:53+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Party sources told ST that Pritam Singh got about 80 per cent of the secret vote.Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam, who chaired the first meeting today, had earlier told media that Singh won a super-majority. Singh later said that a super-majority meant at least two-thirds, similar to how the term is used in Parliament.Analysts said the result strengthened Singh\\u2019s position as party chief.Independent political observer Felix Tan said the result means most cadres want to \\u201cput a close and a full stop\\u201d to the issue, and bring the focus back to Parliament and policy.The outcome also sends the message that cadres do not feel that there is a better alternative within the party, and that they want stability, he said.Mustafa Izzuddin, a senior international affairs analyst at Solaris Strategies Singapore, said: \\u201cIt appears that the call for a special cadres conference was made by a vocal minority, rather than a silent majority who are supportive of Pritam.\\\"Singh\\u2019s electoral record was also a factor in their decision, he added.READ MORE \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"WP cadres did not act with \\u201cblind loyalty\\u201d in re-electing Pritam Singh: Harpreet Singh\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T20:13:41+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T20:20:35+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"In choosing Pritam Singh to remain as party leader, Workers\\u2019 Party cadres did not act with \\u201cblind loyalty\\u201d, but made a careful assessment based on Singh\\u2019s track record, said lawyer Harpreet Singh.Harpreet Singh, who was himself elected to the WP\\u2019s top leadership body for the first time on June 28, pointed to Pritam Singh\\u2019s political career, character and conduct \\u2013 first as an MP and then as the party\\u2019s leader.He said in a LinkedIn post that Pritam Singh has built a highly respected record, adding: \\u201cWe have all seen that through his tireless service, his calm under sustained political pressure, and his steady, measured leadership that has brought the Party to significant milestones in Singapore's parliamentary history.\\\"Harpreet Singh added that the vote was to decide whether Pritam Singh remained fit to lead the party after the High Court upheld his convictions for lying to a parliamentary committee.\\u201cNone of this is meant to dismiss the Court decision - the judgment stands and must be respected,\\u201d he said. \\u201cBut a person's full history matters when assessing character.\\u201dHe added: \\u201cToday\\u2019s decision is a good one for the Workers\\u2019 Party. And I believe time will prove this decision to be good for Singapore too.\\u201d \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"linettel\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Pritam Singh emerges with party mandate\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T19:19:42+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T19:19:49+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Pritam Singh has not only survived a challenge by 25 unhappy cadres but has emerged with a stronger mandate \\u2013 a \\u201csupermajority\\u201d of support from his party\\u2019s inner circle.While we do not know exact figures, at least two thirds of the party\\u2019s cadres voted to keep Singh. This means he has successfully accounted to the party for his convictions, and that the disgruntled faction also failed to sway the majority of the party against him.Party leaders following the meetings also said some of the disgruntled cadres\\u2019 unhappiness was aired. The vote indicates that these issues have been put to rest \\u2013 meaning that Singh is unlikely to face another leadership challenge for the foreseeable future.This should put him in position to shape the party according to his will, and also means he will remain Singapore\\u2019s foremost opposition leader for the majority of the remaining term of Parliament.This could set up continued conflict with the ruling PAP over Singh\\u2019s leadership.The party\\u2019s internal democratic processes have chosen to keep Singh at its head despite the PAP\\u2019s opinion that he is unfit to lead the opposition. \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Super-majority voted for Pritam Singh during the secret ballot, says Gerald Giam\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T17:58:17+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T18:42:12+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"A \\u201csuper-majority\\u201d of cadres voted for Pritam Singh to remain as secretary-general, says Gerald Giam, summing up the special cadres meeting.Singh gave an account to the cadre members about the court decision in December 2025 to uphold his convictions, Giam says.Cadre members were given the chance to ask him all the questions that they wanted to, he adds. Following that, a vote was taken.\\\"A large majority, a super-majority actually, voted for him to remain as the secretary general of the Workers' Party, and so I think this reflects the party's commitment to the democratic process and due process given to Mr Singh and to everybody who wanted to requisition this special meeting,\\\" says Giam.He says there was a robust and civil discussion, but declined to give further details on what was asked.\\u201cThis is a confidential meeting that we had. But needless to say, there was a proper accounting for the question at hand.\\u201d\\u201cThe meeting ended well, and and I think the vote was an important indicator about where the party stands and where the cadres stand, as far as their support for Pritam Singh.\\u201dST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Low Thia Khiang leaves\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T17:52:05+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T18:38:29+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Former WP chief the venue.Asked to comment on the results of the election, he says: \\u201cIt\\u2019s okay, it\\u2019s okay.\\u201dST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"No challengers for post of secretary-general, says Pritam Singh\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T18:06:19+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T18:37:51+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Pritam Singh, who was reelected as secretary-general, speaks to media. 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So please stay tuned. We will have some more news about the party.\\u201d\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Pritam Singh remains WP chief after internal elections\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T17:56:56+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T18:06:39+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Pritam Singh will remain WP chief.Singh was re-elected party leader for another two years, according to a press statement from the WP, and Aljunied GRC MP Sylvia Lim remains as party chair.The party also elected 12 members into its highest decision-making body, the central executive committee. New on the CEC is GE2025 Punggol GRC candidate Harpreet Singh.The rest of the members are as follows:Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik, 37, Sengkang GRC MPChua Kheng Wee Louis, 39, Sengkang GRC MPDennis Tan Lip Fong, 56, Hougang MPEileen Chong Pei Shan, 34, NCMPGerald Giam, 49, Aljunied GRC MPHarpreet Singh, 60He Ting Ru, 43, Sengkang GRC MPJamus Lim, 50, Sengkang GRC MPKenneth Tiong, 37, Aljunied GRC MPLow Thia Khiang, 70Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap, 51Tan Kong Soon, 49In the release, Singh said: \\u201cAs with the past CECs, the focus of the party remains squarely on the issues that directly impact the daily lives of Singaporeans.\\u201cIn a time of increasing global uncertainty, we remain more committed than ever to a vision of Singapore that is truly future-ready \\u2013 a future that works for everybody. We continue to work for Singapore\\u201d. \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Gerald Giam to speak to media on the results of the first meeting\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T17:42:12+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T17:46:50+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam, who chaired the first meeting today, is scheduled to take questions from the media soon.He will reveal the results of the meeting where WP chief Pritam Singh was asked to step down by a group of 25 cadres.Later, members of the newly-elected central executive committee are also slated to speak to media. This includes the secretary-general and chair.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"ngweikai\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Meetings draw to a close\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T17:01:07+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T17:20:10+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Cadres are slowly leaving the venue and it seems the second meeting has ended as well.This is slightly earlier than scheduled \\u2013 the internal election was slated to run from 3pm to 6pm.WP former candidates Yee Jenn Jong and Kenneth Foo have left the venue, and say to wait for the official results. 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Some cadres are seen leaving the meeting room for a break.Lawyer Remy Choo who arrived ahead of the first meeting has also just left. He is here in his \\u201cprofessional capacity\\u201d, he says, declining to comment further citing duties of confidentiality.Earlier at about 2.15pm, vice-chair Faisal Manap left, telling reporters that he had a family event to attend.At about 2.30pm, former Hougang MP Png Eng Huat arrived. Png was the third member of the disciplinary panel alongside Sengkang GRC MPs Jamus Lim and He Ting Ru.The next meeting, the party's internal election, is scheduled to start at 3pm.ST PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN, CHONG JUN LIANG\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Remy Choo arrives\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T11:23:36+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T14:54:11+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Lawyer Remy Choo has arrived at the venue. Choo, who is known for taking on prominent cases such as representing Bloomberg against ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng in a defamation trial, has been seen at party activities but is not a member. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"ngweikai\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Low\\u2019s surprise backing could strengthen Singh\\u2019s position\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T12:40:29+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T14:04:57+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"If Low Thia Khiang\\u2019s comments mean that he will not support a challenger to Pritam Singh, it is unlikely that the unhappy cadres \\u2013 which number about 30 \\u2013 will have the votes to challenge Singh.There are about 110 cadres, and Singh just needs a simple majority at both meetings to retain his position.Low\\u2019s comments are surprising given rumours that have been swirling in the party that the former secretary-general has ceased support for Singh.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"The meeting has started\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T12:54:54+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T14:03:29+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"The cadres are in the venue and the first meeting has started.It is scheduled to run until 3pm and will be followed by the party\\u2019s internal elections.These are scheduled to run until 6pm. The meetings are closed-door.We will bring you the updates as and when they come.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Pritam Singh arrives\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T11:50:08+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T12:55:19+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"WP chief Pritam Singh is here for the 12pm meeting.There, he will be asked to account for his actions and resign, and if he does not, will face a secret vote for his leadership of the party. ST PHOTOS: CHONG JUN LIANG \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Conference follows a reprimand for Singh from WP leadership\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T10:47:16+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T12:53:18+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"This special cadres conference is the latest in a series of challenges WP chief Pritam Singh has faced since the High Court upheld his convictions for lying to a parliamentary committee in December 2025.Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in April removed him from the office of Leader of the Opposition (LO), citing his convictions. This came after a motion in Parliament, moved by Leader of the House Indranee Rajah, found Singh unsuitable for the role.The 11 WP MPs present in the House that day voted against the motion. The party also later rejected the PM\\u2019s offer to appoint another MP as LO, saying that it takes the view that the leader of the largest opposition party in Parliament, is the leader of the opposition.The WP also formed a disciplinary panel comprising Sengkang GRC MPs Jamus Lim and He Ting Ru and former Hougang MP Png Eng Huat to see if Singh had contravened the party Constitution.In April, the panel found that Singh had contravened two articles of the party Constitution. The party leadership accepted the findings, and issued Singh a letter of reprimand having \\u201cseparately considered that, at all material times, Mr Singh did not have any intention to act in a manner contrary to the principles, aims, or objects of the Party, or prejudicial to the welfare of the Party, and his actions ultimately reflected judgment calls that he had to make\\u201d.Many read how the party\\u2019s CEC acted in both these situations as its leadership rallying around Singh.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Faisal Manap arrives\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T11:44:08+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T12:51:40+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"WP vice-chair Faisal Manap has arrived. Faisal was MP for Aljunied GRC from 2011 to 2025, and has been vice-chair since 2016.During GE2025, he led a team of new faces to stand in Tampines in what was the closest contest for a GRC. Faisal has also been implicated in the saga surrounding former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan. He was questioned by the same parliamentary committee where Singh lied but unlike Singh, he was not charged.In March 2024, the police issued him an advisory to \\u201cfamiliarise himself with the conduct expected of Members of Parliament under the Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act and to refrain from any act that may be in breach of it\\u201d.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Low Thia Khiang arrives for WP meetings, says yes when asked if he will support Singh\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T12:08:35+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T12:24:03+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Former WP chief Low Thia Khiang says he still supports Pritam Singh.He arrives in the carpark and is asked in Mandarin whether he still supports Singh, and replies yes.He is one of the last to arrive before the meeting starts at noon.Asked if he will still run for the party\\u2019s CEC, he replies: \\u201cI don\\u2019t know\\u201d.Low, who was secretary-general between 2001 and 2018, still sits on the party\\u2019s CEC although he has no portfolio.Low himself had faced a leadership challenge at the 2016 party elections by then-Aljunied GRC MP Chen Show Mao.ST PHOTOS: CHONG JUN LIANG\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Several of WP\\u2019s GE2025 candidates are here\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T11:49:36+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T12:23:21+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"A number of GE2025 candidates are here, including Punggol GRC candidate Harpreet Singh, East Coast GRC candidates Jasper Kuan and Paris Parameswari and Tampines Changkat candidate Kenneth Foo.ST PHOTOS: CHONG JUN LIANG, NG SOR LUAN\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Jamus Lim is here\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T11:58:04+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T11:59:14+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim has arrived.He is one of the three members of a disciplinary panel that found Singh had contravened the WP\\u2019s Constitution over his convictions, and is said to be one of the MPs the unhappy faction is looking to nominate to run against Singh.His Sengkang GRC colleague Louis Chua is also at the venue. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"He Ting Ru arrives\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T11:33:47+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T11:36:23+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"He Ting Ru is here.The Sengkang GRC MP is said to be one option being considered by unhappy cadres searching for a challenger to run against Singh at the party\\u2019s internal election.She was one of the three members of a disciplinary panel that found Singh had contravened the WP\\u2019s Constitution over his convictions.GE2025 Tampines GRC candidates Michael Thng, Ong Lue Ping and Eileen Chong are here as well.Chong is a Non-Constituency MP and is part of the CEC as youth wing president.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Sylvia Lim, Dennis Tan arrive\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T11:09:36+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T11:19:23+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"WP chair Sylvia Lim and Hougang MP Dennis Tan have arrived for the meetings.Lim has been party chair since 2003 and an Aljunied GRC MP since 2011. Tan has been MP since 2020.\\\"We will talk later\\\", she says.First-term Aljunied GRC MP Fadli Fawzi is here as well. He is among the newer members to the party's CEC, having been co-opted in 2024.ST PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Gerald Giam arrives\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T10:54:49+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T11:10:32+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam has arrived.Giam is chairing today's first meeting, a special cadres conference that begins at 12pm.The conference was requested by 25 cadres unhappy with Singh\\u2019s leadership of the party. Those disgruntled with Singh have been searching for a challenger to put up against him in today\\u2019s elections. They have made overtures to several of the opposition party\\u2019s senior MPs, though no one has confirmed that they will run against Singh so far, party insiders told The Straits Times.Names that have come up in discussion include Giam and Hougang MP Dennis Tan. Also mentioned were Sengkang GRC MPs He Ting Ru and Jamus Lim, who were part of a three-person disciplinary panel that found Singh had contravened the WP\\u2019s Constitution over his conviction.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"What is going to happen?\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T09:03:45+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T10:40:22+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"There will be two meetings today. The first is a special cadres conference at 12pm.This meeting will be chaired by Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam, and was requested by 25 cadres unhappy with Singh\\u2019s leadership of the party.It is focused entirely on his leadership and has a fixed agenda.First, Singh will be asked to account for his convictions for lying to a parliamentary committee, which were upheld by the High Court in December 2025.Second, Singh will be asked to step down for breaching the party Constitution.Third, if he refuses to do so, cadres will hold a secret vote to decide whether he stays or goes.This meeting is scheduled to run until 3pm.After that the party will conduct its usual biennial internal elections, where its roughly 110 cadres will elect their top leadership \\u2013 the party\\u2019s central executive committee.First the party will elect its chair, followed by a separate vote to elect its secretary-general.Any party cadre of \\u201cgood standing\\u201d can stand or nominate another for these positions.After these two votes, cadres will vote again for the other 12 members of the CEC. They will not be assigned positions yet. READ MOREPHOTO: ST FILE\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Will Singh be challenged?\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T09:21:07+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T10:29:31+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Unhappy cadres \\u2013 some of whom triggered the special conference on Singh\\u2019s leadership \\u2013 have been searching for a challenger to put up against Singh at the second meeting.This could be the first time Singh is opposed for the top job since taking over former chief Low Thia Khiang in 2018. So far, our reporting suggests that a challenger has yet to emerge and none of the party\\u2019s other senior MPs have expressed interest.But party insiders say the situation is fluid and could change up to the day itself. A key factor is how Low will vote and if he will continue to support Singh or back a challenger.We Unpacked this extensively in our politics newsletter here. We\\u2019ll also be looking at today\\u2019s results in our issue tomorrow, so hit subscribe!READ MORE\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Who\\u2019s who on the current CEC\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T09:55:24+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T10:25:43+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Today's agenda also includes the internal elections for the party's central executive committee.The WP\\u2019s top leadership currently has 19 members, 14 of whom were elected in June 2024 at the last vote ahead of the 2025 General Election.They are:Sylvia Lim, chair and Aljunied GRC MPFaisal Manap, vice-chair Pritam Singh, secretary-general and Aljunied GRC MPHe Ting Ru, treasurer and Sengkang GRC MPNathaniel Koh, deputy treasurerDennis Tan, organising secretary and Hougang MPAng Boon Yaw, deputy organising secretary Kenneth Foo, deputy organising secretary Tan Kong Soon, deputy organising secretaryLouis Chua, head, media team and Sengkang GRC MPLee Li Lian, deputy head, media teamGerald Giam, head, policy research and Aljunied GRC MPJamus Lim, deputy head, policy research and Sengkang GRC MPLow Thia KhiangFadli Fawzi was co-opted about a month later in July 2024 and appointed deputy organising secretary. He was at GE2025 elected as MP for Aljunied GRC.Another four newly-elected MPs and Non-Constituency MPs were co-opted into the CEC in June 2025, about a month and a half after the polls.They are:\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Good morning\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T09:03:28+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T09:12:10+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Welcome to our live coverage. We will cover two Workers\\u2019 Party meetings where secretary-general Pritam Singh\\u2019s continued leadership of the party is at stake. \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Goh Yan Han\"}}]}","keywords","Workers’ Party, WP, Pritam Singh, Low Thia Khiang, Sylvia Lim, Faisal Manap, Raeesah Khan, Singapore Parliament, Live blog, Singapore politicians, Members of Parliament, Singapore Politics, MPs, WP election","robots","index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1","image","https://static1.straitstimes.com.sg/s3fs-public/articles/2026/06/26/afpritam2606.jpg?VersionId=yNrGN3BJJ3WjLOiL1Ue9a8EH9H9vZmA6","gaData",{"_83":84,"_85":21,"_86":21,"_20":87,"_88":89,"_90":91,"_92":93},"level2","23","chapter1","chapter2","Live:_WP_cadres_to_vote_on_Pritam_Singh’s_leadership","title_ga","Live: WP cadres to vote on Pritam Singh’s leadership","pagination","1","contenttype","live blog","additionalVariants","dependentPaths",[],"actionData","errors"]