SINGAPORE — A move to unseat Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh has fizzled out behind closed doors as party cadres instead reaffirmed their support for him before he was returned unopposed in internal elections yesterday.

The episode effectively shuts down an internal challenge that had been brewing since a group of disgruntled cadres circulated a petition late last year calling for him to step down over his conviction for lying to Parliament in the Raeesah Khan case, Singapore news outlet The Straits Times reported.

“The party understands that its purpose is to behave in a rational and responsible way, and represent Singaporeans faithfully.

“And if we want to continue to do that, I think we have to close ranks as any reasonable and respectable political party ought to do,”Pritam was quoted as saying.

Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam, who chaired the cadres meeting, said Pritam secured “well in excess of a supermajority” support from the party’s inner circle of just over 100 members, describing the discussion as “robust and civil”.

The meeting itself followed months of unease within party ranks after 25 cadres signed a letter in December 2025 questioning Pritam’s leadership, partly linked to his court conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee.

“I’m quite sure they respect the democratic process, as we all do, and the decision was what the cadres decided it ought to be.