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Singapore's opposition will not nominate replacement for Leader of the Opposition role
The Workers' Party will keep the Leader of the Opposition post vacant after Pritam Singh's removal due to criminal conviction, reflecting party unity and established leadership processes.
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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had asked to point out another Member. At the base of the case a criminal conviction against Singh for exerting pressure on a former MP who had denounced - and then retracted - the police. Oppositions defend the work of the leader and denounce the political use of the judiciary by the government.
Government accepts WP's rejection of Leader of the Opposition role, says position to stay vacant for now
"In other jurisdictions, members convicted of crimes involving dishonesty or lying under oath would ordinarily have resigned. This has not happened here," said the Prime Minister's Office.
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