2001 Estonian presidential election

none January 2022 2001 Estonian presidential election Estonia presidential no 1996 Estonian presidential election 1996 2006 Estonian presidential election 2006 27 August - 21 September 2001 x150px|Arnold Rüütel Arnold Rüütel People's Union F5B453 First round 0 Second round 0 Third round 0 First electoral round 114 Second electoral round 186 x150px|Toomas Savi Toomas Savi Reform FBCF05 0 0 0 90 155 x150px|Peeter Tulviste Peeter Tulviste Pro Patria 014F9A 0 35 33 89 0 x150px|Peeter Kreitzberg Peeter Kreitzberg Centre 007557 40 36 33 72 0 x150px|Andres Tarand Andres Tarand Moderates E10600 38 0 0 0 0 President Lennart Meri Pro Patria Arnold Rüütel People's Union Estonia's 2001 presidential election took place from August 27 to September 21, 2001. After three rounds of voting in the Riigikogu and two rounds of voting in the electoral college, Arnold Rüütel was elected president.President of the Republic of Estonia Elections - Past elections - Estonian National Electoral Committee http://www.vvk.ee/past-elections/president-of-state-elections/ 2021-03-25 www.vvk.ee en Voting in the Riigikogu The first round in the Riigikogu took place at the extraordinary session on 27 August at 12.00. All members of the Riigikogu received ballots and 91 people took part. The number of blank ballots was 13. Peeter Kreitzberg received 40 votes and Andres Tarand 38 votes. As no two-thirds majority of the members of the Riigikogu voted in favor of any candidate, a second ballot was held on 28 August. New candidates were nominated before the second round. In the second round, 99 members of the Riigikogu received ballots. 91 people took part. There was 1 invalid and 19 blank ballots. Peeter Kreitzberg received 36 votes and Peeter Tulviste received 35 votes. As no candidate achieved the required two-thirds majority, a third round was held on the same day. 99 members of the Riigikogu received ballots, 90 members of the Riigikogu took part in the voting and there were 24 blank ballots. Peeter Kreitzberg received 33 votes and Peeter Tulviste received 33 votes. Election results at the parliament CandidateFirst roundSecond roundThird roundPeeter Tulviste-3533Peeter Kreitzberg403633Andres Tarand38--Invalid/blank votes132024Abstentions101011Total101101101 Voting in the Electoral College The Electoral College consisted of 101 members of the Riigikogu and 266 representatives of local governments. The candidates who received the most votes in the previous round were Peeter Kreitzberg and Peeter Tulviste. New candidates can be nominated by any 21 members of the electoral college The first round of voting took place on 21 September. The votes were as follows: Peeter Kreitzberg got 72, Arnold Rüütel got 114, Toomas Savi got 90 and Peeter Tulviste got 89 votes. As no candidate was voted in favor by a majority of the electoral college, a second round was held on 21 September with the participation of the two most successful candidates. 366 members of the electoral college took part in the voting. There were 2 invalid ballots and 23 blank ballots. Arnold Rüütel received 186 votes and Toomas Savi 155. As Arnold Rüütel received more than half of the votes of the members of the electoral college, he was elected President of Estonia. Election results at the parliament CandidateFirst roundSecond roundArnold Rüütel114186Toomas Savi90155Peeter Tulviste89-Peeter Kreitzberg72-Invalid/blank votes-25Abstentions21Total367367 References Category:Presidential elections in Estonia Estonia Category:2001 in Estonia