1992 Estonian presidential election

1992 Estonian presidential election
← 1938 20 September 1992 (public vote)
5 October 1992 (parliamentary vote)		 1996 →
Turnout67.95%
 
Nominee Lennart Meri Arnold Rüütel
Electoral vote 59 31
Popular vote 138,317 195,743
Percentage 28.94% 42.23%
Results by county, voters abroad, Tallinn and Tartu[1]
President before election

Heinrich Mark

 Elected President

Lennart Meri
Pro Patria Union

Presidential elections were held in Estonia on 20 September 1992, alongside parliamentary elections.[2] As no candidate received over 50% of the vote, a second round was held in Parliament on 5 October 1992, in which Lennart Meri was elected. Voter turnout in the public vote was 68%.

This was the only time to date that an Estonian presidential election included a public vote. Planned direct elections for the head of state in 1934 were cancelled due to a coup, and after 1992 presidential elections reverted to being carried out in the Electoral College or in Parliament,[3] as had been the case in 1938.

  1. ^ Vabariigi presidendi ja riigikogu valimised 1992: dokumente ja materjale (in Estonian). Tallinn: Eesti Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. 1992. pp. 116–125.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p574 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ "President of the Republic of Estonia Elections - Past elections - Estonian National Electoral Committee". www.vvk.ee. Retrieved 2021-03-13.