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Israeli presidential election, 1993

Israeli presidential election, 1993
Israel
← 1988 24 March 1993 1998 →
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Nominee Ezer Weizman Dov Shilansky
Party Labor Likud
Popular vote 66 53
Percentage 55% 45%

President before election

Chaim Herzog
Labor

Elected President

Ezer Weizman
Labor


Chaim Herzog
Labor

Ezer Weizman
Labor


Elections for the President of Israel were held in the Knesset on 24 March 1993, following the end of Chaim Herzog's second five-year term in office. Ezer Weizman, former Israeli Air Force commander and Defense Minister of Israel, ran against Dov Shilansky, a Likud politician. The Knesset elected Weizman, by a majority of 66 to 53 to serve as the next President of Israel. He assumed office as President on 13 May 1993.


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