Singapore opposition members quit in latest political shake-up


FILE PHOTO: People attend an election campaign rally by the opposition Workers' Party in Singapore September 6, 2015. SREUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Two senior members of Singapore's largest opposition party quit on Wednesday after admitting to an inappropriate relationship, the latest scandal to hit a country otherwise used to stable and drama-free politics.

The Workers' Party (WP) said member of parliament Leon Perera and its youth wing president Nicole Seah had handed in letters of resignation after a video circulated on social media earlier this week showing the pair holding hands.

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