The Constitution states very clearly that someone becomes a candidate only if they have the support signatures of 21 members of the Riigikogu. Candidates themselves must therefore secure those signatures. If they receive them, they are candidates; if they do not, they are not.
Explaining the requirements for presidential candidates.
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I would hope that, for the sake of the quality of the discussion, all the parties that come to the Council of Elders meeting will already have a very clear position on who their potential candidate will be in the upcoming election, so that…
July is for screening, August for formalizing candidates, and September for electing the president. I believe we are on schedule, and it is positive that candidates are being proposed.
Riigikogu is certainly not a bystander in this process. Members of parliament are constantly working on how to find presidential candidates and how to find a candidate who could gather a two‑thirds majority.
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