Malaysia’s ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition leader Anwar Ibrahim will take over as Prime Minister by next year and there will be enough time for him to win the next general election, says a sidelined reformist who is known to be pro-Anwar.

Speaking in Singapore at the Regional Outlook Forum 2020, Mr Rafizi Ramli noted that 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had said he would only hand over the reins after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Malaysia in November.