Workers' Party Chairman Sylvia Lim and Secretary-General Pritam Singh attend a press conference at their headquarters in Singapore, July 19, 2023. (PHOTO / REUTERS)
SINGAPORE – Two senior members of Singapore's largest opposition party have resigned after admitting they were in a relationship, Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh said on Wednesday.
Member of parliament Leon Perera and the party's youth wing president Nicole Seah handed in their letters of resignation after a video was posted on social media earlier this week showing the pair holding hands, Singh told a press conference.
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"The Constitution of the Workers Party requires candidates to be honest and frank in their dealings with the party and the people of Singapore," Singh said, adding that the pair's behavior was "unacceptable.