US Democrats elect a new national chairman

US Democrats elect a new national chairman
Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting (Rod Lamkey Jr/AP)

US Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chairman, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to co-ordinate their resistance to Donald Trump’s presidency.

Mr Martin succeeds Jaime Harrison of South Carolina at the top of the Democratic National Committee.

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