1983 Israeli presidential election
{{Short description|Election for President of Israel (1983)}}
{{Infobox election
|type = presidential
|country = Israel
|election_name = 1983 Israeli presidential election
|previous_election = 1978 Israeli presidential election
|previous_year = 1978
|next_election = 1988 Israeli presidential election
|next_year = 1988
|election_date = 22 March 1983
|image1 = Israeli President Chaim Herzog.jpg
|nominee1 = Chaim Herzog
|party1 = Alignment (Israel)
|electoral_vote1 = 61
|image2 = Menachem Elon.JPG
|nominee2 = Menachem Elon
|party2 = Independent politician
|electoral_vote2 = 57
|title = President
|before_election = Yitzhak Navon
|before_party = Alignment
|after_election = Chaim Herzog
|after_party = Alignment
}}
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 22 March 1983 in which Chaim Herzog was elected the sixth president of the state of Israel.[http://knesset.gov.il/president/eng/previous_vote_eng.htm Previous Presidential Elections] Knesset website
History
Yitzhak Navon, elected in 1978, turned down the opportunity to run for a second term of office.
Chaim Herzog was elected by the Knesset to serve as the sixth President of Israel, by a vote of 61 to 57. He was opposed by Menachem Elon, the candidate of the right and the government coalition. Herzog's term began on 5 May. He held office until 1993, when Ezer Weizman was elected president.
Results
{{Election results
|cand1=Chaim Herzog|party1=Alignment|votes1=61
|cand2=Menachem Elon|party2=Independent|votes2=57
|blank=2
|invalid=0
|electorate=120
}}