Estonian presidential election, 1992
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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.
Results
| Candidate | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Arnold Rüütel | 195,743 | 42.2 | 31 | |
| Lennart Meri | 138,317 | 29.8 | 59 | |
| Rein Taagepera | 109,631 | 23.7 | – | – |
| Lagle Parek | 19,837 | 4.3 | – | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,077 | – | 11 | |
| Total | 468,605 | 100 | 90 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
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