Allar Jõks (born 18 March 1965) is an

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n lawyer and the former Chancellor of Justice. He was proposed to the office by President

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and served between 2001 and 2008. He was proposed again by

Toomas Hendrik Ilves Toomas Hendrik Ilves (; born 26 December 1953) is an Estonian politician who served as the fourth president of Estonia from 2006 until 2016. Ilves worked as a diplomat and journalist, and he was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the 1 ...

in December 2007, but the

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voted against the appointment.

Biography

Before the

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, 14 public figures, including

Jüri Käo Jüri Käo (born 16 November 1965 in Tallinn) is one of the managers and shareholders at NG Investeeringud, which is an industry, retail trade and real estate investment group based on Estonian private capital and employs more than 4300 people ...

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and

Peeter Volkonski Prince Peeter Volkonski (born 12 September 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian rock-musician, composer, actor, and theatre director. Biography He became famous with the punk band Propeller, founded in 1978. In 2015 Volkonski was Free Party's can ...

, signed a letter in support of Jõks' candidacy. Following the letter, Jõks announced his intention in running for president. Two parties,

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and the

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, decided to support his nomination. In the first two rounds of the election, Jõks gained 25 and 21 votes in the Parliament, thus not advancing to the third round. However, as the Parliament failed to make a decision between

Siim Kallas Siim Kallas (; born 2 October 1948) is an Estonian former politician, having served as Prime Minister of Estonia and European Commissioner. From 1972-90 Kallas was a member of the CPSU (Communist Party of the Soviet Union). In 1987, Kallas was ...

and Mailis Reps during the third round, the electoral college was convened for 24 September 2016. Jõks was again backed by the IRL and the Free Party for re-nomination. The electoral college gave Jõks the second most votes and thus he advanced to the fifth round of the presidential election with Kallas. In the fifth round, neither Jõks or Kallas reached an absolute majority of 168 votes, resulting another round of election in Riigikogu. After hearing the results of the fifth round, Jõks announced that he would not run again.

References

External links

Official website
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