2000 Israeli presidential election

2000 Israeli presidential election

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Nominee Moshe Katsav Shimon Peres
Party Likud One Israel
Electoral vote 63 57

President before election

Ezer Weizman
Labor

Elected President

Moshe Katsav
Likud

An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 31 July 2000,[1] following Ezer Weizman's resignation.

History

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Moshe Katsav, a Likud politician, ran against Shimon Peres, a previous Prime Minister of Israel. In a surprising upset, the Knesset elected Katsav, by 63 to 57. Katsav assumed office as President of Israel on 1 August 2000. He was the first Israeli president sworn in for a seven-year term, as well as the first candidate from the right-wing Likud party to be elected to the office.

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Moshe KatsavLikud6352.50
Shimon PeresOne Israel5747.50
Total120100.00
Total votes120
Registered voters/turnout120100.00

References

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