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