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1978 Israeli presidential election

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Field	Value
country	Israel
type	presidential
previous_election	1973 Israeli presidential election
previous_year	1973
next_election	1983 Israeli presidential election
next_year	1983
election_date	19 April 1978
image1	Portrait of MP Yitzhak Navon.jpg
nominee1	Yitzhak Navon
party1	Alignment (Israel)
electoral_vote1	86
title	President
before_election	Ephraim Katzir
before_party	Alignment (Israel)
after_election	Yitzhak Navon
after_party	Alignment (Israel)

An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 19 April 1978 in which Yitzhak Navon was elected as the fifth president of the state of Israel.

History

Ephraim Katzir, who was elected President of Israel in 1973, declined to stand for a second term due to his wife's illness. Yitzhak Navon ran unopposed for the position.

Navon's term began on the day of the election. He held office until 1983, when Chaim Herzog was elected as President.

Results

References

[https://main.knesset.gov.il/en/activity/pages/presvotes.aspx Previous Presidential Elections] Knesset

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