Overview

• All 97 elected MPs and two NCMPs were sworn in, forming Singapore’s largest Parliament with 99 members and a record number of women, including 32 first-time MPs.
• Re-elected Speaker Seah Kian Peng urged concise, substantive debate, warned against playing to the gallery, and pledged to preside impartially.
• In his Address, President Tharman called for a refreshed strategy to compete on speed, ingenuity and trust, and for a society that puts the collective before self.
• He highlighted worker assurance measures such as the Jobseeker Support Scheme and the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme, and reaffirmed priorities on social mobility and cost-of-living support.
• The Workers’ Party remains the sole opposition with 10 elected MPs and two NCMPs, as Pritam Singh vowed active scrutiny and more openness, with ministries to release programme details next week ahead of debates from Sept 22 to 26.