6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1028+ words) Ülle Madise's first-round election as Estonia's next president brought an unusually swift end to a process that nevertheless revived debate over the transparency and democratic legitimacy of the country's presidential election system. The 2026 presidential election will go down in history…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (441+ words) The nonprofit Volt Eesti was established in Tartu in late August, supporting center-left and pro-European positions and aiming to become a new political party in Estonia. According to the organization's bylaws, its aim is to support democratic participation, promote pan-European…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (773+ words) On Wednesday, Estonia's parliament elected 51-year-old lawyer and longtime Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as the new president of the Republic of Estonia. The public, however, knows relatively little about the new head of state and her views on life…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (393+ words) Estonia's parliament elected Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as the country's next president on Wednesday after one round of voting. In total, 71 votes were cast in favor of Madise in a secret ballot, and 68 were needed for her to become…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1036+ words) When did it happen that we stopped fighting for the best possible future for Estonia and instead often started fighting one another. From here on, we must do better, presidential candidate Ülle Madise said on Tuesday in a speech to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (463+ words) The Supreme Court of Estonia has rejected a challenge to Ülle Madise's presidential candidacy, ruling she did not have to resign as justice chancellor before being nominated. On August 24, 75 MPs nominated Madise for the first round of the presidential election…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (320+ words) Once parliamentarians have managed to elect a president, the focus of the political fireworks quickly swings to the next parliamentary elections. This means we will see the deepening of a hellishly irritating, mischievous politics worthy of Karlsson‑on‑the‑Roof,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1193+ words) Estonia's presidential election process lacks transparency and should give the public more time to scrutinize candidates, potential presidential contender Hannes Hanso tells ERR in an interview You said this summer that you would be prepared to run for president. Why…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (878+ words) Fifteen years ago, Toomas Hendrik Ilves comfortably secured a second term as Estonia's president in an election whose outcome appeared all but certain — until Indrek Tarand stepped forward as a protest candidate. The Reform Party board decided as early as…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1201+ words) Rain Rosimannus, who led Lennart Meri's reelection campaign, and Jaak Allik, then a member of the Coalition Party, recall some of the key nuances of Estonia's 1996 presidential election. The president was elected in 1996 under the same procedure that remains in…...