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.
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/3
Views:33 841
4 275 822
10 708 834
-
Why Do Presidential Candidates Care So Much About Israel? | Unpacked
-
Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963)
-
Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History 223
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.
External links
This page was last edited on 20 December 2023, at 17:32