Estonia elects human rights ombudsman Madise as its next president
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Estonian presidential candidate Ulle Madise addresses the parliament in Tallinn, Estonia September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
VILNIUS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Estonia's parliament elected constitutional lawyer Ulle Madise as the Baltic country's next president on Wednesday, making her the second woman to hold the largely ceremonial post.
Madise, 51, has been Estonia's human rights ombudsman since 2015, and will hold the position of president for the next five years.
Estonia, a nation of 1.4 million people bordering Russia, is among the strongest supporters of Ukraine and critics of Moscow within NATO and the European Union. It has become one of the leading military spenders in both alliances, budgeting 5.4% of gross domestic product for defence this year.
In Estonia, the president is elected by Riigikogu, the country's parliament. Madise ran unopposed after no rival candidate secured enough parliamentary backing to register.
She succeeds Alar Karis, who did not seek a second term.
(Reporting by Andrius Sytas, editing by Stine Jacobsen)
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