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Article 78
 

The President:


1) represents the Republic of Estonia in its international relations;


2) appoints and recalls diplomatic agents of the Republic of Estonia on the proposal of the Government of the Republic, and receives the credentials of diplomatic agents accredited to Estonia;


3) calls regular elections of the Riigikogu and, pursuant to §§ 89, 97, 105 and 119 of the Constitution, extraordinary elections of the Riigikogu;


4) convenes the new Riigikogu pursuant to § 66 of the Constitution, and opens its first sitting;


5) makes proposals to the Speaker of the Riigikogu to convene an extraordinary session of the Riigikogu pursuant to § 68 of the Constitution;


6) proclaims laws pursuant to §§ 105 and 107 of the Constitution, and signs instruments of ratification;


7) issues presidential decrees pursuant to §§ 109 and 110 of the Constitution;


8) initiates amendments of the Constitution;


9) nominates the Prime Minister candidate pursuant to § 89 of the Constitution;


10) appoints to and releases from office members of the Government of the Republic pursuant to §§ 89, 90, and 92 of the Constitution;


11) makes recommendations to the Riigikogu regarding appointments to the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Estonia, Auditor General and Chancellor of Justice;


12) on the recommendation of the Board of the Bank of Estonia, appoints the president of the Bank of Estonia;


13) on recommendations of the Supreme Court, appoints judges;


14) [repealed – RT I, 27.04.2011, 1 – entry into force 22.07.2011];


15) confers national awards and military and diplomatic ranks;


16) is the supreme commander of national defence of Estonia;


17) makes proposals to the Riigikogu to declare a state of war, to order mobilisation and demobilisation and, pursuant to § 129 of the Constitution, to declare a state of emergency;


18) in the case of aggression against Estonia, declares a state of war and orders mobilisation pursuant to § 128 of the Constitution; [RT I, 27.04.2011, 1 – entry into force 22.07.2011]


19) by way of clemency, grants release or commutation of sentence to convicted offenders at their request;


20) initiates the bringing of criminal charges against the Chancellor of Justice pursuant to § 145 of the Constitution.