CAIRO, Jan. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Monday welcomed PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas's overwhelming victory in Sunday's Palestinian presidential election, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.

    The Palestinian Central Election Committee (CEC) announced that Abbas was elected as new chairman of the Palestinian Authority with62.32 percent of the votes.

    Moussa told reporters that the election proved that the Palestinians had institutions capable of running the democratic process.

    He said the Arab League will continue to work hard to help the Palestinians regain their rights in accordance with the pan-Arab organization consistent policy of playing a constructive role in resolving pressing regional issues. Enditem