Overview

• Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced that Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh will remain Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition, a role he first assumed in 2020.
• The Workers’ Party retained its strongholds in Aljunied GRC, Sengkang GRC, and Hougang SMC, securing 10 elected seats in the 15th Parliament.
• The party also gained two Non-Constituency MP seats as the highest-polling opposition candidates in constituencies it narrowly lost.
• The Leader of the Opposition role includes privileges such as confidential briefings, additional staff, and an annual allowance of S$385,000 to support parliamentary scrutiny and alternative policy proposals.
• This marks the continuation of an institutional framework recognizing the opposition’s role in Singapore’s Parliament, with the Workers’ Party as the sole opposition presence.