6+ day, 1+ 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…...

1+ week, 3+ 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   (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   (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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (519+ words) Political observers say Estonia's minority government is no disaster, with opposition parties unlikely to take government responsibility before next year's Riigikogu elections. Speaking to ETV's "Hapud kurgid 2026," the commentators concluded that snap elections are unlikely for now, despite tensions within…...

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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (262+ words) German Golub's debut feature film "Meie Erika" ("Our Erika") about Estonian Olympic medal-winning track bicycle racer Erika Salumäe has been selected as Estonia's Oscar contender. Salumäe, born in Pärnu, won the first Olympic gold medal for Estonia after the country…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (947+ words) Thirty-four years ago, Estonia's first presidential election since restoring independence pitted four candidates against one another in a popular vote before the final decision passed to the newly elected Riigikogu and Lennart Meri emerged as president. Estonia's first presidential election…...