1992 Estonian presidential election

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

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p574 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p588