Country: | Israel |
Type: | Presidential |
Previous Election: | 1993 Israeli presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1993 |
Next Election: | 2000 Israeli presidential election |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Election Date: | 4 March 1998 |
Image1: | 5WeizmanMitsnaSaar5 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Ezer Weizman |
Party1: | Israeli Labor Party |
Electoral Vote1: | 63 |
Nominee2: | Shaul Amor |
Party2: | Likud |
Electoral Vote2: | 49 |
President | |
Before Election: | Ezer Weizman |
Before Party: | Israeli Labor Party |
After Election: | Ezer Weizman |
After Party: | Israeli Labor Party |
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 4 March 1998.[1] It was the first time an incumbent President of Israel was challenged. Shaul Amor stood against Ezer Weizman, but Weizman was re-elected by a vote of 63 to 49.