Singapore parliament votes to remove opposition leader after lying conviction

Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh leaves the Supreme Court after his appeal was dismissed in Singapore December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Suhaimi Abdullah

SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Singapore's parliament ‌voted to remove opposition chief Pritam Singh from his post as ‌leader of the opposition on Wednesday after he was convicted of ‌lying to lawmakers.

Indranee Rajah, the house leader and member of the ruling People's Action Party, submitted a motion to declare Singh, head of the Workers' Party, unsuitable to continue as opposition ‍chief given his "dishonourable and unbecoming" conduct.