President of Estonia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The President of the Republic (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. Estonia is a parliamentary republic, therefore President is mainly a symbolic figure and holds no executive power. The President has to suspend his membership in any political party for his term in office. Upon assuming office, the authority and duties of the President in all other elected or appointed offices terminate automatically. These measures should theoretically ensure that the President is independent and impartial in executing his authority. The President is elected by the Riigikogu or a special electoral body for a five-year term. The electoral body is convened in case no candidate secures a two-third-majority in Riigikogu after three rounds of balloting. The electoral body (which consists of Parliament deputies and elected representatives of all local governments) elects the president, choosing between the two candidates with the largest percentage of votes.