2006 Estonian presidential election

2006 Estonian presidential election

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Nominee Toomas Hendrik Ilves Arnold Rüütel Ene Ergma Party Social Democratic Party Independent IRL First round 0 0 65 Second round 64 0 0 Third round 64 0 0 First electoral round 174 162 0 Nominators Reform, Social Democratic, IRL People's Union, Centre IRL

President before election Arnold Rüütel People's Union Elected President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Social Democratic

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Estonian presidential elections, 2006 took place over four rounds, which were held on 28 and 29 August,^[1] and 23 September 2006.^[2] The first three rounds of the presidential election were held within the Riigikogu, which is Estonia's Parliament, as specified under electoral law. The two top candidates, Ene Ergma and Toomas Hendrik Ilves, were not elected because they did not obtain the required two-thirds of the votes in the Riigikogu.

As the Riigikogu was unable to make a decision within the first three rounds, it was required under Estonian electoral law to convene an electoral college to decide the presidency. It was convened on 23 September, and Toomas Hendrik Ilves emerged as the winner over the other candidate and incumbent president, Arnold Rüütel, after obtaining a majority of the votes in the electoral college.^[3]