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1973 Israeli presidential election

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1973 Israeli presidential election

← 1968 10 April 1973 1978 →
 
Nominee Ephraim Katzir Ephraim Urbach
Party Alignment Independent
Electoral vote 66 41

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] Ephraim Katzir was elected to the position in a secret ballot. Katzir's first term began on the day of the election. It would be characterized by the Yom Kippur War that took place later in that year. He would hold this position until 1978, when Yitzhak Navon would be elected as the new president.

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ephraim KatzirAlignment6661.68
Ephraim UrbachIndependent4138.32
Total107100.00
Valid votes10792.24
Invalid votes00.00
Blank votes97.76
Total votes116100.00
Registered voters/turnout12096.67

References

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