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1952 Israeli presidential election

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Field	Value
country	Israel
type	presidential
previous_election	1951 Israeli presidential election
previous_year	1951
next_election	1957 Israeli presidential election
next_year	1957
election_date	8 December 1952
image_size	130x130px
image1	Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.jpg
nominee1	Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
electoral_vote1	62
party1	Mapai
image2	Mordechai Nurok, 1951.jpg
nominee2	Mordechai Nurock
party2	Mizrachi (political party)
electoral_vote2	40
image3	Yitzhak Gruenbaum 1948.jpg
nominee3	Yitzhak Gruenbaum
party3	Independent politician
electoral_vote3	5
title	President
after_election	Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
after_party	Mapai
before_election	Chaim Weizmann

An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 8 December 1952 following the death of the Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann on 9 November. Between Weizmann's death and the winner of the election, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, taking office on 16 December, Knesset speaker Yosef Sprinzak served as acting president.

Candidates

There were four candidates:

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi: One of the founders of Mapai (the ruling party, for whom he was a member of the Knesset) and the Histadrut (the country's largest trade union), a former president of the Vaad Leumi, signatory of the Israel declaration of independence and a personal friend of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion.
Peretz Bernstein: A member of the Knesset for the General Zionists and also a signatory of the country's declaration of independence.
Yitzhak Gruenbaum: A signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence, a minister in the provisional government, and though an adherent of Mapam, not a member of any political party.
Mordechai Nurock: A member of the Knesset for Mizrachi and Minister of Postal Services in the government at the time.

Before the election, Albert Einstein was spoken to by Abba Eban about the possibility of becoming President. He declined, explaining, "I have neither the natural ability nor the experience to deal with human beings."

Results

Three rounds of voting were required after no candidate gained an outright majority. Peretz Bernstein dropped out after the second round, with Yitzhak Ben-Zvi elected in the third round.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080518022224/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,817454,00.html Israel: Einstein declines] Time, 1 December 1952

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