Open AccessPresidential elections in Estonia: domestic political aspects
Author(s) -
Nikolay Mezhevich,
Петр Осколков
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
seriâ analitičeskie zapiski instituta evropy ran
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2713-3303
DOI - 10.15211/analytics32420213237
Subject(s) - presidency , presidential system , authoritarianism , political science , politics , estonian , public administration , presidential election , political economy , law , sociology , democracy , linguistics , philosophy
On August 31, 2021, Alar Karis, with support of the governing coalition, won the second round of presidential elections in Estonia. The authors analyze the elections in the framework of institutional and procedural contexts as well as formal and informal stances taken by political parties on the event’s eve. A. Karis became the most appropriate candidate proposed by the ruling coalition, after gaining certain advantage over another “intelligent” candidate T. Soomere, president of the Academy of Sciences. The institute of presidency and election procedure form a subject for permanent discussion in Estonian society, because of the authoritarian experience of the 1930s.