The Israelites government has elected Isaac Herzog as their new president and is set to become Israel’s 11th president after winning Wednesday’s election against Miriam Peretz, in a secret ballot among the country’s 120 lawmakers.
Eighty-seven lawmakers voted for Herzog, while 27 voted for Peretz. He will officially replace the outgoing President Reuven Rivlin next month, with his seven-year term beginning on July 9.
He will also be the first Israeli president who is the son of a former president. His father Chaim Herzog was Israel’s sixth president in 1983-1993.
Herzog, currently the head of the Jewish Agency, is also a former leader of the Labor party in 2013-2017.
Herzog defeated Miriam Peretz, a social activist who overcame the loss of two of her sons in battle to become an Israel Prize-winning educator. Peretz won only 27 votes while Herzog won 87 votes respectively.
Despite the tension in Israel and Palestine the still decide their faith.
Congratulations the Israeli new president, Isaac Herzog.
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