National
Presidency of Estonia
- Estonian: Vabariigi President
Governs Estonia
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Source: riigiteataja.ee, checkedWho sits on it
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President of Estonia
Elected by the Riigikogu
- ÜM Ülle Madise President of Estonia · since October 2026
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What it can do
- Head of state
Represents Estonia in international relations, promulgates laws, nominates the Prime Minister candidate and appoints ministers on the Prime Minister's proposal (Constitution Arts. 77-78, 89-90).
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- riigiteataja.ee · checked Riigi Teataja, Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (English translation), cited from the text of Arts. 59-65, 77-79, 83-87, 149-150; the page is a JavaScript application and could not be read by the loader, so article numbers are from the translation as known and should be rechecked (ticket filed). For: Presidency of Estonia, Presidency of Estonia in Estonian, Head of state, President of Estonia
- riigiteataja.ee · checked Riigi Teataja, Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (English translation XML), read 2026-10-12: § 69 Riigikogu elects a speaker and two deputies; § 79 election of the President; § 80 five-year term; § 65(7) and § 150 appointment of the Chief Justice. Corrected article numbers (64 -> 69, 149 -> 150, 78-79 -> 79-80) and removed an unsourced count of local representatives. For: President of Estonia
- president.ee · checked Office of the President of Estonia, president.ee, read 2026-10-12: speeches dated 12.10.2026 by President Ülle Madise and by outgoing President Alar Karis in the Riigikogu; confirms Madise took office 2026-10-12 (oath before the Riigikogu). For: Ülle Madise as President of Estonia
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 2026 Estonian presidential election, read 2026-10-12: Riigikogu elected Ülle Madise on 2 September 2026 (71 of 101 votes), sworn in 12 October 2026. Fallback: Wikipedia, because president.ee and riigikogu.ee press pages were not reachable; to be rechecked. For: Ülle Madise as President of Estonia
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