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. Voter turnout was 68.0%. Following this election, all subsequent presidential elections have been carried out in the Electoral College or in Parliament.^[2]

Results[]


Candidate	Public vote		Parliamentary vote
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%
Arnold Rüütel	195,743	42.23	31	34.44
Lennart Meri	138,317	29.84	59	65.56
Rein Taagepera	109,631	23.65	0	0.00
Lagle Parek	19,837	4.28	0	0.00
Total	463,528	100.00	90	100.00

Valid votes	463,528	98.92	90	89.11
Invalid/blank votes	5,077	1.08	11	10.89
Total votes	468,605	100.00	101	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	689,608	67.95	101	100.00
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References[]

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p574 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ "President of the Republic of Estonia Elections - Past elections - Estonian National Electoral Committee". www.vvk.ee. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

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[DN-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p574 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[2] "President of the Republic of Estonia Elections - Past elections - Estonian National Electoral Committee". www.vvk.ee. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

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