Estonia Elects Constitutional Watchdog Madise as New President
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Wed, 2 September 2026
7 reports- Bloomberg Politics10:50first to report
Estonian lawmakers elected a veteran jurist, Ülle Madise, as the nation’s next president to help navigate the Baltic country through an era of regional geopolitical turbulence.
- bne IntelliNews12:04
Ulle Madise elected at a particularly sensitive time for Estonia, a Nato and EU member sharing a border with Russia and one of Europe's most outspoken supporters of Ukraine.
- N1 Info (Croatia)13:39
Estonski parlament u srijedu je izabrao pravnicu i kancelarku pravde Ülle Madise za novu predsjednicu države, koja je u prvom krugu tajnog glasovanja
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- tportal (Croatia)2 Sept, 13:39their copy
- Index.hr (Croatia)13:40
PRAVNICA Ulle Madise izabrana je za novu predsjednicu Estonije, postavši tek druga žena na toj dužnosti uz obećanje o jačanju sigurnosti zemlje.
- Tagesschau (Germany)13:40
Die Juristin Ülle Madise ist zur neuen Staatspräsidentin von Estland gewählt worden. Die Juristin überwachte bisher die Gesetzgebung. Sie sagte, Estland bilde die Frontlinie für die Sicherheit ganz Europas.
- RMF24 (Poland)15:45
Estonia ma nową prezydent. Kim jest Ulle Madise?
- Le Monde (France)16:52
La juriste Ülle Madise a été élue, mercredi, à la tête du plus septentrional des Etats baltes, avec le soutien d’une partie de l’opposition parlementaire. Une preuve de la solidité du système démocratique estonien, alors que Moscou martèle de plus en plus agressivement que l’indépendance du pays, autrefois occupé par l’URSS, serait illégitime.
Thu, 3 September 2026
4 reports- Anadolu Agency (AA)00:53
Madise become 7th president, 2nd woman to hold that office
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)02:19
Parlament Estonii wybrał Ulle Madise, dotychczasową kanclerz sprawiedliwości, na nową prezydent kraju. W tajnym głosowaniu w Riigikogu uzyskała 71 głosów w 101-osobowym parlamencie i wygrała wybory prezydenckie w Estonii w pierwszej turze.
- webindia123.com03:29
- Le Monde English09:09
Legal scholar Ülle Madise was elected on Wednesday to lead Estonia, with support from part of the parliamentary opposition. This result underscores the strength of Estonian democracy as Moscow aggressively steps up efforts to portray the former Soviet-occupied country's independence as illegitimate.