Alar Karis Sworn in as President of Estonia

Alar Karis (63) was sworn is as Estonia's sixth president on Monday, October 11.

 

Karis took the oath of office before the Riigikogu, after which outgoing president Kersti Kaljulaid presented him with the president's chain of office.

 

Kaljulaid served as president between 2016-2021.

 

Karis' term will last for five years. He is a former University of Tartu rector, auditor general and head of the Estonian National Museum.

 

President Karis' first meeting with two heads of state had to be canceled after Latvian President Egils Levits tested positive for coronavirus on October 13 and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö is isolating.