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19 PEOPLE TO WATCH IN 2019 -Singapore/Foreign
Face to watch in 2019: Pritam Singh, Workers' Party chief
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Mr Pritam Singh's first major task will be to lead the Workers' Party in the next general election.
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It is almost unthinkable. But, next year, Singaporeans will see the Workers' Party (WP) gear up to tackle a general election that must be held by April 2021 - without the venerable Mr Low Thia Khiang at the helm.
This is because Mr Pritam Singh was elected unopposed in April to succeed Mr Low as WP secretary-general. Mr Low had held the post for 17 years.
