<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishUchaguzi wa mwaka 2000 umepangwa kufanyika, na suala la nani atakayemrithi Mahathir tayari limeanza kuonekana katika mjadala wa kisiasa.  <response>: 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. 