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Estonian president re-elected to second term

Seventy-three of the 101 parliamentarians voted for him

TALLINN, August 29 (Itar-Tass) — Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves was re-elected by a secret ballot in the parliament on Monday.

Seventy-three of the 101 parliamentarians voted for him.

Under the effective law, Estonia’s president should get no less than one third of votes.