Presidential election in Estonia 2011

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves was re-elected by Parliament for a second term on August 29, 2011.

The 2011 presidential election in Estonia took place on August 29th. The previous incumbent, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves , was re-elected by parliament for a second five-year term in the first ballot.

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The electoral procedure is regulated in Section 79 of the Estonian Constitution and in the Law on the Election of the President ( Vabariigi Presidendi valimise seadus ). Thereafter, the president is elected by parliament ( riigikogu ), or by a specially convened electoral assembly ( valimiskogu ), should an election by the deputies in three ballots fail. At least 68 votes of the 101 members of the Estonian Parliament (two-thirds majority) are required for the election.

The social democrat Ilves, who took office in 2006, was supported for re-election by the liberal reform party , the conservative Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit and the social democrats . The three parties together came to 75 of the 101 seats.

The opposition Center Party posed the non-party MEP Indrek Tarand as the opposing candidate . The party had 26 seats in parliament.

Result

In the secret ballot, Toomas Hendrik Ilves received 73 votes and thus the required majority in the first ballot; his opponent could unite 25 votes. Three ballot papers were invalid. Toomas Hendrik Ilves was re-elected for a further five-year term.

Web links

• Website of the Estonian Electoral Commission (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ German translation of the constitutional text
2. ↑ Text version in English