(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Washington, Feb. 26 (Petra)- Former US Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, narrowly defeating Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota to take the helm of a still-divided party.
Perez defeated Ellison in a 235-200 vote among the Democratic National Committee's 435 members who cast ballots Saturday.
In a victory speech, Perez vowed that Democrats would wage an all-out battle to deny Trump a second term, CNN reported.
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