In a secret ballot in the Knesset (parliament), veteran politician Isaac Herzog has been elected Israel’s 11th president with a tally of 87 out of 120 votes. The 60-year-old former Labor leader will be replacing the outgoing President Reuven Rivlin next month, with his seven-year term beginning on July 9. Isaac Herzog is the son of Chaim Herzog who served as Israel’s Head of State between 1983 and 1993.
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