Breaking News-RTRS-Malaysia to replace PM in March amid challenges

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Malaysia is to get a new prime minister in March as the government seeks to hold onto its 51-year grip on power at a time when economic growth is slowing sharply and the opposition is pressing hard.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who led the government to its worst ever election result and will become the shortest lived Malaysian leader, said he would not stand in a party election next year, effectively ceding power to his deputy.