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An indirect election took place in Estonia on 30 and 31 August 2021 to elect the president of Estonia, who is the country's head of state.The Riigikogu — the Parliament of Estonia — elected Alar Karis to serve in the office and he was sworn in as the 6th president on 11 October 2021.
On 31 August 2021, Karis was elected as the president of Estonia with a two thirds majority of 72 votes in the Riigikogu. [2] [13] He assumed the office on 11 October 2021. [2] Karis meets with King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf in Tallinn, 2 May 2023. The election received criticism and calls for electoral reform due to the absence of opposing ...
The president of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. [2] The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. [3] Estonia is one of the few parliamentary republics in which the president is a ceremonial figurehead ...
The Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1940 made Johannes Vares the new prime minister of Estonia, but his rule was later declared to have been illegal. According to the 1938 constitution, Prime Minister was to lead the presidency in case the President couldn't be elected, a move that was implemented for the Estonian Government in Exile. The ...
Kersti Kaljulaid at the Opinion Festival 2021 in Paide, Estonia. Kersti Kaljulaid (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkersʲːtʲi ˈkɑlʲːjuˈlɑi̯ːːt]; born 30 December 1969) is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021, and was its first and only female head of state since the country declared independence in 1918.
22 to 28 February – Scheduled date for the 2021 World Ski Orienteering Championships, to be held in Kääriku. [3] The 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship is set to be held in the four countries Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland. [4]
Ending with the states and the rulers of states (starting from the time of the first successful Danish conquest in 1219) who either ruled or laid claims of sovereignty over some parts of the territory of present-day Estonia, as well as the leaders of the independent Republic of Estonia since 1918.
A head of state – the president – is elected for a five-year term by parliament (1st–3rd round) or an electoral college (4th and subsequent rounds). Locally, Estonia elects local government councils, which vary in size. Election law states the minimum size of a council depending on the size of municipality. Local government councils are ...