Presidential elections were held for the first time in Estonia on 20 September 1992.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p574 However, as no candidate gained over 50% of the votes, a second round was held in Parliament on 5 October 1992 in which

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was elected. Voter turnout was 68.0%. Following this election, all subsequent presidential elections have been carried out in the Electoral College or in Parliament.

Results

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