1963 Israeli presidential election
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| ← 1962 | 21 May 1963 | 1968 → |
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| |  |  | | Nominee | Zalman Shazar | Peretz Bernstein | | | Party | Mapai | Liberal | | Electoral vote | 67 | 33 | |
President before election
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
Mapai | Elected President
Zalman Shazar
Mapai | |
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 21 May 1963 following the death of the county's second president, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi on 23 April. Between Ben-Zvi's death and the winner of the election, Zalman 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 links
- Presidential elections Knesset website (in English)
