{"id":70589,"date":"2026-09-02T12:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/70589"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:33:23","slug":"estonia-elects-human-rights-ombudsman-madise-as-its-next-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/70589","title":{"rendered":"Estonia elects human rights ombudsman Madise as its next president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>VILNIUS: Estonia\u2019s parliament elected constitutional lawyer Ulle Madise as the \u200bBaltic country\u2019s next president on \u200cWednesday, making her the second woman to hold the largely ceremonial post.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Madise, \u200b51, has been Estonia\u2019s \u200bhuman rights ombudsman since 2015, and \u2060will hold the position of \u200bpresident for the next five \u200byears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Estonia, a nation of 1.4 million people bordering Russia, is among the strongest \u200bsupporters of Ukraine and critics \u200bof Moscow within NATO and the European \u200cUnion. \u2060It has become one of the leading military spenders in both alliances, budgeting 5.4% of gross \u200bdomestic product \u200bfor defence \u2060this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Estonia, the president is elected by \u200bRiigikogu, the country\u2019s parliament. \u200bMadise \u2060ran unopposed after no rival candidate secured enough parliamentary backing to \u2060register.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She \u200bsucceeds Alar Karis, who \u200bdid not seek a second term.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/estonia-elects-human-rights-ombudsman-madise-as-its-next-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VILNIUS: Estonia\u2019s parliament elected constitutional lawyer Ulle Madise as the \u200bBaltic country\u2019s next president on \u200cWednesday, making her the second woman to hold the largely ceremonial post. Madise, \u200b51, has been Estonia\u2019s \u200bhuman rights ombudsman since 2015, and \u2060will hold the position of \u200bpresident for the next five \u200byears. 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