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Estonia 1992 Presidential
Election
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Date of Election
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September
20, 1992
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Type of Electoral
System
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Majority
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| Length
of Term |
4
years
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Number
of Votes #
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Percentage
of Votes #
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| Arnold
Rüütel (Safe Haven) |
195
743
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42.2%
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| Lennart
Meri (National Coalition Pro Patria) * |
138
317
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29.8%
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| Rein
Taagepera |
109
631
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23.7%
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| Lagle
Parek |
19
837
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4.3%
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* As no candidate
received the necessary majority (over 50% of votes), the President was
elected by the Parliament, as stated in the Constitution Implementation
Act. The voting took place in the newly elected Riigikogu on October
5, 1992. Lennart Meri was elected the President with 59 votes out of 101.
Source: Estonia
1992 Presidential Election. [Internet] Estonian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. 28 April 2003.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1994-95, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1995.
# Source: Keesing's Record of World Events Vol 38 (1992): 39111.
| Population
Size |
1
544 000
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| Registered
Voters |
689
608
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Total Votes
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468
605
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Vote/Registered
Voter
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68.0%
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Spoilt Ballots
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1.0%
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Source: Voter
Turnout: Estonia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 31 October 2001.
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