RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Alar Karis, Chile's honorary consul, may have to give up the post he has held for about 10 years.
An academic and director of the Estonian National Museum, Karis was elected president of Estonia by the Riigikogu (National Parliament) by a two-thirds majority.
Karis was elected in the second round of voting with 72 votes out of a possible 101 after falling short of the required majority on Monday. He won with 63 votes from the ruling parties, a coalition of centrist and reformist parties.
Karis succeeds Kerti Kaljulaid, the first female president of. . .
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