Rivlin elected 10th president of Israel

The votes from the second round are in and Reuven Rivlin is the 10th president of the state of Israel.

Knesset Secretary Yuli Edelstein announces that with 119 votes tallied, Rivlin beat Sheetrit 63 to 53 with 3 blank votes.

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