Kuala Lampur, Sept. 18 -- PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed belief that he will be the prime minister after Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad by next year.

In an interview with Bloomberg Television's Haslinda Amin, Anwar said he did not foresee any significant challenge to his ascension at the moment, but conceded that this could change as the event nears.

"There is no sign of any party introducing or promoting or lobbying for other names.

"It does not stop other individuals with ambitions," he said before going on to deride potential rivals as "irrelevant".

Dr Mahathir confirmed yesterday that he will not reshuffle his Cabinet in his remaining time as PM, despite public perceptions of underperformance among his ministers.

He sa...