Attorney Eran Hermoni was elected Secretary-General of the Labor Party on Sunday night. In the past he has served as chairman of the party's Young Guard and secretary of its Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut chapter.
Channel 2 Television reports Hermoni's election represents a victory by Labor Chairman Yitzhak Herzog over predecessor Shelly Yechimovich. Hermoni will be automaticly placed in the seventh place on the party's ballot in the next Knesset election.