Estonian presidential election, 2006

Estonian presidential elections, 2006 took place over four rounds, which were held on 28 and 29 August,^[1] and 23 September 2006.^[2] The first three rounds of presidential elections was held within the Riigikogu, which was Estonia's Parliament, as specified under electoral law. Although there was only one candidate per round in the three rounds, those being Ene Ergma in the first round and Toomas Hendrik Ilves in the second and third rounds, they were not elected as these candidates did not obtain the required two-thirds of the votes in the Riigikogu.

As the Riigikogu was unable to make a decision within the first three rounds, it was required under Estonian electoral law to convene an Electoral Body to decide the presidency. It was convened on 23 September, and Toomas Hendrik Ilves emerged as the winner after obtaining a majority of the votes in the Electoral Body.^[3]

Results

As Toomas Hendrik Ilves was the sole candidate in the third round of voting, he automatically qualified for a place in the fourth round of voting conducted with the Electoral Body. On the 21st of September, Arnold Rüütel was nominated by at least 21 members of the Electoral Body to participate in the fourth round of voting.^[4] On the 23rd of September, 174 out of the 345 available votes were polled for Toomas Hendrik Ilves for the position of the President of the Republic of Estonia. As he obtained the majority (by a sliver; less 2 votes and it would have led to run-off) of the votes, he was elected as the President of Estonia.^[5]

References

Elections and referendums in Estonia Parliamentary elections 1917 1918 1919 1920 1923 1926 1929 1932 1936 1938 1940 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1980 1985 1990 (Feb) 1990 (Mar) 1992 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Municipal elections 1919 1921 1923 1927 1930 1934 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2009 2013 Presidential elections 1992 European elections 2004 2009 2014 Referendums 1923 1932 1933 (Jun) 1933 (Oct) 1936 1991 1992 2003