Dr Mahathir Mohamad does not believe a multiracial youth party headed by his former protege Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman will be successful.

Meanwhile, the 95-year old aims for his new Malay-based party, Pejuang, to win 30 seats in the next general election and become kingmakers.

At a press conference in Putrajaya today, Mahathir said he did not know why Syed Saddiq wanted to form a youth party and did not find it a viable model.