National
President of the State of Israel
- Hebrew: נשיא המדינה
- Arabic: رئيس الدولة
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Knesset
- Exact method
- Elected by secret ballot of the Knesset for a single seven-year term (Basic Law: The President of the State). Last elected 2 June 2021 (Herzog); next election due in 2028.
- Chosen by
- Knesset
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Isaac Herzog since July 2021 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- president.gov.il · checked Basic Law: The President of the State, read 2026-10-12. For: President of the State of Israel
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia/Wikidata Q983258, read 2026-10-12: Herzog sworn in as President 7 Jul 2021, incumbent. Fallback: Wikipedia, added by verifier because world:il left the term unsourced. For: Isaac Herzog, current term
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