1973 Israeli presidential election

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1973 Israeli presidential election
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Nominee Ephraim Katzir Ephraim Urbach
Party Alignment Independent
Electoral vote6641
President before election

Zalman Shazar
Alignment

Elected President

Ephraim Katzir
Alignment

An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 10 April 1973. [1] 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

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ephraim Katzir Alignment 6661.68
Ephraim Urbach Independent4138.32
Total107100.00
Valid votes10792.24
Invalid votes00.00
Blank votes97.76
Total votes116100.00
Registered voters/turnout12096.67

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