Ülle Madise emerges as the frontrunner in Estonia’s presidential race
The chancellor of justice is being discussed as a possible consensus candidate after President Alar Karis ruled out seeking a second term.
Ülle Madise, Estonia’s chancellor of justice and one of the country’s most respected constitutional voices, has emerged as a leading contender to become Estonia’s next president.
Her name is being put forward as parties begin testing possible candidates after President Alar Karis announced that he would not seek a second term. Although the proposal has so far been made publicly by the Social Democratic Party, Madise is being presented less as a party candidate than as a possible consensus figure capable of attracting support across the Riigikogu.
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7/1/2026 6:45:01 AM