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President Of Israel
The president of the State of Israel (, or ) is the head of state of Israel. The president is mostly, though not entirely, ceremonial; actual executive power is vested in the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet led by the Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister. The incumbent president is Isaac Herzog, who took office on 7 July 2021. Presidents are elected by the Knesset for a single seven-year term. Election The President of Israel is elected by an Majority, absolute majority in the Knesset, by secret ballot. If no candidate receives an absolute majority of votes in the first or second round of voting, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated in each subsequent round, if needed until only two remain. From 1949 to 2000, the president was elected for a five-year term, and was allowed to serve up to two terms in office. Since 2000, the president serves a single seven-year term. Any Israeli resident citizen is eligible to run for president; as there is no minimum age of candid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Herzog
Isaac "Bougie" Herzog (; born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician who has been serving since 2021 as the president of Israel. He is the first president to have been born in Israel after its Declaration of Independence. Son of former Israeli president Chaim Herzog, he is a lawyer by profession and had served as Government Secretary from 1999 to 2001. He was a member of the Knesset from 2003 to 2018. He has held several ministerial posts between 2005 and 2011, including serving as Minister of Welfare and Social Services from 2007 to 2011 under prime ministers Ehud Olmert and Benjamin Netanyahu. Herzog had served as Chairman of the Labor Party and the Zionist Union alliance from 2013 to 2017. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2013 to 2018 and was the Labor Party candidate for prime minister during the 2015 Israeli legislative election. Herzog was elected in the 2021 Israeli presidential election and was inaugurated on 7 July 2021. He is the first son of an Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 19 November 1951 following the 1951 Knesset elections and the formation of the third government (at the time, the length of the president's term was linked to that of the Knesset).Chaim Weizmann Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Despite his poor health, Weizmann stood again, and there were no opposing candidates. Although Weizmann was the only person to stand, a vote was still held. The result was 85 votes for, 11 against and three blank ballots. 21 MKs did not vote. He was sworn in for his second term at his home in on 25 November. Weizmann died a year later, and an [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 4 March 1998. Knesset website It was the first time an incumbent was challenged. Shaul Amor stood against , but Weizman was re-elected by a vote of 63 to 49. Results References {{Israeli presidential elections |
1993 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 24 March 1993, Knesset website following the end of 's second five-year term in office. History , former commander and , ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 23 February 1988. Knesset website stood for re-election as as an unopposed candidate. Results References {{Israeli presidential elections Single-candidate elections[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 22 March 1983 in which Chaim Herzog was elected the sixth president of the state of Israel. Knesset website History Yitzhak Navon, elected in 1978, turned down the opportunity to run for a second term of office. Chaim Herzog was elected by the Knesset to serve as the sixth , by a vote of 61 to 57. He was opposed by[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 19 April 1978 in which Yitzhak Navon was elected as the fifth president of the state of Israel. Knesset website History Ephraim Katzir, who was elected in 1973, declined to stand for a second term due to his wife's illness. Yitzhak Navon ran unopposed for the position. Navon's term began on the day of the election. He held office until 1983, when[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 10 April 1973. Knesset website Biophysicist and politician Ephraim Katzir was elected to the position in a secret ballot and took office the same day. He held this position until 1978, when Yitzhak Navon was elected as the new president. Results References {{Israeli presidential elections |
1968 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 26 March 1968. Knesset website Incumbent Zalman Shazar, who was elected in 1963 ran unopposed for the position. Shazar took office for his second term the same day. He would hold this position until 1973, when Ephraim Katzir was elected as the new President. Results References {{Israeli presidential elections[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi ( ''Yitshak Ben-Tsvi''; 24 November 188423 April 1963; born Izaak Shimshelevich) was a historian, ethnologist, Labor Zionism, Labor Zionist leader and the longest-serving president of Israel. He was 1952 Israeli presidential election, first elected on 8 December 1952, assumed office on 16 December 1952, and continued to serve in the position until his death. As a scholar, Ben-Zvi conducted extensive research on History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel, Jewish communities in the Land of Israel, including those that existed before the foundation of the modern Israel, State of Israel. He Oral history preservation, preserved oral histories, gathered firsthand accounts and documentary evidence, and published a number of books and articles on the subject. He shed light on their traditions, Jewish languages, language, Jewish folklore, folklore, and Minhag, religious practices through his work, which frequently focused on the Mizrahi Jewish, Mizrahi and Sepha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 21 May 1963 following the death of the president Yitzhak Ben-Zvi on 23 April. Author, poet and politician Zalman Shazar was elected to the office. Between Ben-Zvi's death and Shazar taking office on the day of the vote, Knesset speaker Kadish Luz served as acting president. Candidates There were two candidates: * Zalman Shazar: A member of the Knesset for Mapai, and former Minister of Education and editor of the Davar newspaper. * Peretz Bernstein: A member of the Knesset for the Liberal Party, former Minister of Trade and Industry and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence. Results The election was settled in the first round, with Shazar gaining an outright majority of votes in the 120-seat Knesset. External linksPresidential electionsKnesset website {{Authority control President Presidential elections in Israel Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Israeli Presidential Election
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 30 October 1962. Knesset website Two-term incumbent President ran unopposed for the office. He was re-elected with 62 of the 104 votes cast. Results References Presidential elections in Israel Single-candidate elections |
