Wahid elected Indonesia's president

Wahid elected Indonesia's president

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Abdurrahman Wahid, leader of the 40-million-strong Indonesian Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), returns to his seat in the People's Consultative Assembl on Oct. 20. He won over Megawati Sukarnoputri, chairwoman of the nationalist-secular Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan), by 373 to 313 votes.

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