PDI elects Bali chief

PDI elects Bali chief

DENPASAR, Bali: The Bali chapter of the Indonesian Democratic
Party (PDI) has appointed Ida Bagus Putu Wesnawa as its new
chief.

Wesnawa was picked on Sunday as an alternative candidate in
the absence of a consensus at the regional congress. The congress
initially hoped to elect either the incumbent Adi Suedandi or his
challenger Oka Ratmadi.

When neither candidate was prepared to back down, the congress
decided to look for a compromise candidate and the choice went to
Wesnawa. He will head the party's provincial chapter for the
1994-99 period. (emb)