Isaac Herzog has been elected as the new President of Israel, as opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu try to reach a last-ditch agreement on a new coalition government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His father, Chaim Herzog, was Israel\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations before being elected president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His uncle, Abba Eban, was Israel\u2019s first foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations and United States. His grandfather was the country\u2019s first chief rabbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Herzog has served as head of the Jewish Agency, a nonprofit that works closely with the government to promote immigration to Israel, for the past three years since resigning from parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Given his deep ties to the political establishment, he was seen as the favourite to win the presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The president, while largely a ceremonial head of state, is tasked with picking a political party leader to form governing coalitions after parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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