Shimon Peres has been elected Israel’s next president, after his two rivals pulled out of the race.
Mr Peres, 83, won support from 86 of the parliament's 120 MPs after voting went to a second round.
Incumbent Moshe Katsav is on leave of absence since being accused of rape and other sexual offences, which he denies.
Mr Peres, of the ruling Kadima party, has served twice as prime minister and is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Earlier, Mr Peres won 58 ballots in the first round, short of the 61 needed to be elected to the post by the 120-member Knesset.
Reuven Rivlin of the opposition Likud received...