Estonian parliament elects long-serving rights ombudsman Ülle Madise as president
Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Estonia’s parliament elected Ülle Madise, the country’s longtime human rights ombudsman, as president without an opposing candidate.
- Madise will be sworn in on Oct. 12.
- A demonstration outside parliament called for Estonia to introduce direct presidential elections.
Ülle Madise, Estonia’s longtime human rights ombudsman, has been chosen as the country’s new president by parliament.
Madise won without an opposing candidate, according to Estonia’s public broadcaster ERR. She is due to take office on Oct. 12.
As lawmakers voted, demonstrators gathered outside the parliament building to demand direct presidential elections. Madise said after the vote that she wanted to be president, but the provided account ends before giving the rest of her statement.
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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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