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1963 Israeli presidential election

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1963 Israeli presidential election

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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 to choose the third 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:

Results

The election was settled in the first round, with Shazar gaining an outright majority of votes in the 120-seat Knesset.

Candidate Affiliation Votes
Zalman Shazar Mapai 67
Peretz Bernstein Liberal Party 33
Blank ballots 7
Total 107