1992 Estonian presidential election

1992 Estonian presidential election

← 1938 20 September 1992 (public vote) 5 October 1992 (parliamentary vote) 1996 →
Turnout	67.95%
Nominee Lennart Meri Arnold Rüütel Electoral vote 59 31 Popular vote 138,317 195,743 Percentage 28.94% 42.23%
Results by county, voters abroad, Tallinn and Tartu[1]
President before election Heinrich Mark Elected President Lennart Meri Pro Patria Union

Presidential elections were held in Estonia on 20 September 1992, alongside parliamentary elections.^[2] As no candidate received over 50% of the vote, a second round was held in Parliament on 5 October 1992, in which Lennart Meri was elected. Voter turnout in the public vote was 68%.

This was the only time to date that an Estonian presidential election included a public vote. Planned direct elections for the head of state in 1934 were cancelled due to a coup, and after 1992 presidential elections reverted to being carried out in the Electoral College or in Parliament,^[3] as had been the case in 1938.