Ezer Weizman was elected to a second five-year term as president of Israel. Weizman received 63 votes in the secret Knesset ballot, and Likud Knesset member Shaul Amor got 49. Seven legislators abstained. After the results were announced, Weizman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have had tense relations in the past, pledged to open a “new page” in their relations.
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