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80 members of the Riigikogu participated in the second round of voting. Eight ballot papers were unmarked.<\/p>\n

To be elected, the candidate for President needed a two-thirds majority of votes of the membership of the Riigikogu, that is, the support of at least 68 members of the Riigikogu.<\/p>\n

59 members of the Riigikogu from the Estonian Centre Party Faction and the Estonian Reform Party Faction had nominated Alar Karis again for the second round of voting.<\/p>\n

In the first round yesterday, Karis received the support of 63 members of the Riigikogu. 79 members participated in the voting then. 16 ballot papers were unmarked.<\/p>\n

The newly elected President of the Republic Alar Karis thanked the Riigikogu for the votes that had been cast for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to thank everyone who voted for me, as well as those who did not. I promise to be a good partner to the Riigikogu. Thank you very much,\u201d Karis said.<\/p>\n

Photos<\/em><\/a> (Author: Erik Peinar, Chancellery of the Riigikogu)<\/em><\/p>\n

Verbatim record of the sitting (in Estonian)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Video recordings of the sittings of the Riigikogu can be viewed at <\/em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/riigikogu<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Please note that the recording will be uploaded with a delay.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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