Type: | presidential |
Country: | Israel |
Previous Election: | 1963 Israeli presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1963 |
Next Election: | 1973 Israeli presidential election |
Next Year: | 1973 |
Election Date: | 26 March 1968 |
Image1: | Zalman Shazar.jpg |
Nominee1: | Zalman Shazar |
Party1: | Israeli Labor Party |
Electoral Vote1: | 86 |
Before Election: | Zalman Shazar |
Before Party: | Israeli Labor Party |
After Election: | Zalman Shazar |
After Party: | Israeli Labor Party |
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 26 March 1968.[1] Zalman Shazar, who was elected in 1963 following the death of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, ran unopposed for the position. Shazar's second term began on the day of the election. He would hold this position until 1973, when Ephraim Katzir was elected as the new President.