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Ülle Madise: Could Estonia’s next president be decided by a surprise?
Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- The outcome of Estonia’s presidential election remained uncertain on the morning of the vote.
- Parliament members questioned whether secret-ballot commitments would hold and whether a last-minute surprise candidate could emerge.
Even on the morning Estonia chose its president, it was not certain that Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise would become the country’s next head of state.
Members of the Riigikogu looked at one another with distrust. Would the signatures hold in the secret ballot? Would someone pull a rabbit from the hat at the last moment, or put a dark horse on the chessboard?
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. 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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