Israeli presidential election, 1998

4 March 1998



Nominee	Ezer Weizman	Shaul Amor
Party	Labor	Likud
Popular vote	63	49
Percentage	52.5%	40.5%

President before election

Ezer Weizman
Labor

Elected President

Ezer Weizman
Labor

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Elections for the President of Israel were held in the Knesset on 4 March 1998.^[1] For the first time an incumbent President was challenged for the presidency, as Shaul Amor stood against Ezer Weizman. Weizman was re-elected by 63 to 49.

Results

Candidate	Votes
Ezer Weizman	63
Shaul Amor	49
Blank ballots	7
Total	119

References

↑ Previous Presidential Elections Knesset website

Israeli presidential elections

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