What Pritam Singh’s re-election means for the Workers’ Party | Deep Dive

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Pritam Singh has been re-elected as leader of the Workers' Party after surviving a resignation call at a special cadres conference and party elections on Sunday. While the results appear to draw a line under years of intense public scrutiny, does it also come with higher expectations of his leadership going forward? And what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the Workers' Party as it celebrates its 70th year in 2027?

In this week’s Deep Dive, Tiffany Ang sits down with associate professor Eugene Tan from the Singapore Management University and independent political observer Dr Felix Tan to unpack what the latest developments mean for Mr Singh, the party and the future of opposition politics in Singapore.

Highlights:
00:02 Thank you for watching. Do a survey, please?
02:30 Were the results really surprising?
05:19 Confidence vote or leadership contest?
11:37 Is it too soon to discuss succession?
15:07 What does it take to be a Workers' Party leader?
19:48 Can the party finally move on?
23:56 Can WP play a bigger role in Singapore's political scene?

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