Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation, held its five-yearly congress in December to elect its leadership and determine its position on pertinent socio-religious issues.
In the contest for the top position, Mr Yahya Staquf's projection of himself as the embodiment of regeneration and the representative of the younger generation found success.
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