1+ week, 4+ 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, 4+ 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   (305+ words) The opposition Center Party is approaching other parties on a potential no‑confidence motion against Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform). The party's Riigikogu faction leader Lauri Laats said Michal lacks the trust of the people and the minority government he…...

1+ week, 5+ 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, 5+ 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, 6+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ hour 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   (322+ words) Prime Minister and Reform Party chairman Kristen Michal said calls by the opposition to hold early elections show the parties are "panicking" because the "catastrophe narratives" about the poor economic situation they have relied on are no longer true. On…...

2+ week, 2+ 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, 5+ 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…...