Opposition parties congratulate incoming PM Lawrence Wong

SINGAPORE: Some opposition parties have congratulated incoming prime minister Lawrence Wong (pic) ahead of his swearing-in at the Istana on May 15, while thanking outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for his decades of public service and leadership.

The parties currently with representatives in Parliament – the Workers’ Party (WP) and the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) – also took the opportunity to set the tone for the working relationship they want to establish with Singapore’s new prime minister.