Good balance of old and new faces in new Workers Party CEC, say analysts Toggle share menu
Advertisement Good balance of old and new faces in new Workers Party CEC, say analysts
(from left) Workers Party CEC members Mr Louis Chua, chair Sylvia Lim, secretary-general Pritam Singh and Nicole Seah give a doorstop after the WP Cadre Members Conference on Dec 27, 2020. (Photo: Chew Hui Min)
28 Dec 2020 07:50PM) Share this content
Bookmark
SINGAPORE: The new Workers Party (WP) Central Executive Committee (CEC) has a good balance of old and new faces, and threw up few surprises, analysts told CNA.
On Sunday (Dec 27), the opposition party s cadre members elected five new faces to its top leadership while retaining Ms Sylvia Lim as chair and Mr Pritam Singh as secretary-general.
- Advertisement -
First-term Workers’ Party (WP) parliamentarian Gerald Giam, Dennis Tan and Louis Chua conducted a joint walkabout meeting residents from their three different wards, on Saturday morning (12 Dec).
Mr Giam is one of the new MPs at Aljunied GRC while Mr Chua is one of the MPs representing Sengkang GRC. Mr Tan is MP for Hougang SMC, which has been held by the opposition party since 1991.
On Saturday, Mr Giam and Mr Tan conducted a walkabout at Hougang Central before heading to Hougang Capeview, where they linked up with Mr Chua. Although it is within the boundaries of Aljunied GRC, Hougang Capeview is an area that is at the confluence of the three WP-held wards.
- Advertisement -
Singapore The Workers’ Party is set to hold its central executive committee (CEC) election on Dec 27, according to the Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao.
The internal election is held once every two years. The last CEC election in 2018 was significant as it saw longtime party chief Low Thia Khiang step down as secretary-general in favour of Mr Pritam Singh as part of a leadership renewal effort.
Mr Low and fellow former incumbent MPs Png Eng Huat and Chen Show Mao also did not contest the 2020 General Election. Despite this, the WP won its best result in its first election under Mr Singh’s leadership and clinced a second multi-member ward on top of receiving a stronger mandate at its Aljunied-Hougang stronghold.