Indonesia's Democratic Party elects new head

A 40-year-old politician on Sunday won a surprising victory over the two top contenders in the election to lead Indonesia's largest political party.

Anas Urbaningrum was elected chairman of the Democratic Party in a two-part vote Sunday at the conclusion of the party's three-day Congress in the west Java city of Bandung, party official Evert Ernst Mangindaan announced.

The outcome shows that the party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is looking to a younger generation of politicians to take on the political maneuvering necessary to stand off against the opposition or even pro-government coalition parties.

"The young figure who has …