Lawmakers who haven't faced elections since the communists drove them from the mainland re-elected Taiwan's president Wednesday, despite protests by thousands of students.

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President Lee Teng-hui, 67, was overwhelmingly elected to a six-year term as the only candidate. He then met with student leaders but said he would wait until he is sworn in May 20 to make concrete proposals.

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