Elections are due to be held in 2000, and the issue of who will succeed Dr. Mahathir has already begun to come to the fore in political debate.
Dr. Mahathir is not yet ready to leave office.
mnli hypothesis: Dr. Mahathir is not yet ready to leave office. premise: Elections are due to be held in 2000, and the issue of who will succeed Dr. Mahathir has already begun to come to the fore in political debate.