Israeli parliamentarians on Wednesday will elect the country’s 11th president, who will replace 81-year-old Reuven Rivlin, who has served as Israel’s president since 2014.
According to the law, by midnight on May 19, candidates – Isaac Herzog and Miriam Peretz – had to submit the signatures of at least 10 Knesset members supporting them.
An extraordinary special meeting will take place in the Knesset at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 2. The presidential elections will be held by secret ballot.