A leadership transition is expected to take place at DAP's central executive committee (CEC) election next month as Lim Guan Eng, who is in his final term as secretary-general, is set to relinquish the post he held for 17 years.

Party organising-secretary Anthony Loke is widely seen as a favourite choice to replace Guan Eng and it is an open secret that he was groomed to take over the party leadership. Despite this, Loke has remained low profile and has never openly admitted whether he eyed the top post.

However, in an interview with Malaysiakini and KiniTV last Thursday, the 44-year-old shed some light on his plan for the upcoming party polls, saying he is...