Estonia
Description of Electoral System:
(courtesy of IFES election guide)
The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term. In the Parliament (Riigikogu) 101 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.
Electoral systems snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
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| Electoral System for National Legislature | List PR |
| Type | PR |
| Tiers | 2 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 101, 101 |
| Electoral System for President | - |
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Electronic voting in Estonia
(courtesy of wikipedia)
The idea of having electronic voting in Estonia originated in early 2001 and quickly gained popularity among heads of the then proactively "e-minded" coalition government of the small northeastern European country. The realization of the project came in the October 2005 local elections when Estonia became the first country to have legally binding general elections using the Internet as a means of casting the vote. The system withstood the test of reality and was declared a success by the Estonian election officials. The 2007 parliamentary elections followed with second successful use of Internet voting.
Estonia
