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President of Estonia
Also known as President of the Republic of Estonia, President
position
Key facts
- Style
- Mr President , (informal) , His Excellency , (diplomatic)
- Type
- Head of state
- Residence
- Presidential Palace , Tallinn
- Appointer
- Riigikogu / Electoral College , ( alternately until a candidate reaches the required majority )
- Term length
- Five years, renewable once consecutively
- Constituting instrument
- Constitution of Estonia (1992)
- Inaugural holder
- Konstantin Päts
- Formation
- 24 April 1938 ; 88 years ago ( 1938-04-24 )
- Abolished
- 1940–1991
- Deputy
- Speaker of the Riigikogu
- Salary
- €6,661.77 monthly
- Website
- president .ee
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The president of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid.
Estonia is one of the few parliamentary republics in which the president is a ceremonial figurehead without even nominal executive powers. The president is obliged to suspend their membership in any political party for the 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 help the president to function in a more independent and impartial manner. The president holds office for five years. They may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice consecutively.