In the second round of the voting neither of the two candidates could not gain more than half the votes.
Held in Estonia today, September 24, presidential elections ended inconclusively. In the second round of the voting neither of the two candidates could not gain more than half of the votes of the members of the electoral College.
For lawyer Allar Yixa voted 134 of 333 electors who participated in voting, honorary Chairman leading the ruling Reform party Siim Kallas – 138. Not marked ballots was 57, invalid three.
The winner had to score at least 168 votes.
Theperiphery of the head of state will begin again in Parliament. To do this within 14 days will be convened an extraordinary meeting of the Supreme legislative authority in which the election procedure will start again.
According to the Estonian legislation, in the first round the President is elected by Parliament, and to win, a candidate must receive at least two thirds of the votes of the Parliament or to the secret ballot at least 68 votes out of 101.
As the presidential round proved fruitless, law on the election of the President was handed the electoral College, which consists of 101 members of Parliament and representative of the 234 local governments.
