1992 Estonian presidential election

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Estonia on 20 September 1992.[1] However, as no candidate gained over 50% of the votes, a second round was held in Parliament on 5 October 1992 in which Lennart Meri was elected.[2] Voter turnout was 68.0%.[2] Following this election, all subsequent presidential elections have been carried out in the Electoral College or in Parliament.

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Results
Candidate First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Arnold Rüütel195,74342.231
Lennart Meri138,31729.859
Rein Taagepera109,63123.7––
Lagle Parek19,8374.3––
Invalid/blank votes5,077–11
Total468,60510090100
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p574 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p588


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