07.09.26 NEWS ... The nonprofit Volt Eesti was established in Tartu in late August, supporting center-left and pro-European positions and aiming to become a new political party in Estonia.

07.09.26 OPINION ... Cutting two thirds of LEADER funding reduces, along with the number of projects, local people's ability to influence the future of their region, writes Hendrik Johannes Terras.

05.09.26 NEWS ... Office of the President Director Krista Zibo has laid off 13 staff members over the past two years, with two protocol advisers departing this Friday — barely a month before the new president takes office. Zibo herself recently secured a permanent contract.

04.09.26 NEWS ... Former Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) commander General Martin Herem has been offered the defense minister post by Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Herem told ERR.

04.09.26 NEWS ... Estonian military chief Lt. Gen. Andrus Merilo drew fire for saying outgoing Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) should have stayed in office until the next elections.

04.09.26 NEWS ... The state Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) is taking two more defense firms to court over payment and delivery issues.

03.09.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal has ruled out Reform Party Secretary General Kristo Enn Vaga as Estonia's next defense minister, saying the party will begin discussing candidates to replace Hanno Pevkur next week.

03.09.26 NEWS ... The opposition Center Party is approaching other parties on a potential no‑confidence motion against Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform).

03.09.26 NEWS ... Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur tells ERR in an interview the ammunition delivered under a controversial deal signed by the Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) was not useless, but was of insufficient quality and incomplete.

03.09.26 NEWS ... A day after her election, Estonian President-elect Ülle Madise met with outgoing President Alar Karis at Kadriorg on Thursday morning.

02.09.26 NEWS ... The National Audit Office's criticisms of the activities of the EDF and the Center for Defense Investments are serious enough that the defense minister should resign, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said.

02.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's parliament elected Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as the country's next president on Wednesday after one round of voting.

02.09.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) bears no personal blame for questionable defense deals, but may still take political responsibility after talks on Thursday.

02.09.26 NEWS ... The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) held a protest Wednesday in front of the parliament building before the Riigikogu's extraordinary session to demand the introduction of direct presidential elections.

02.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's MPs will vote to elect the next president on Wednesday when the first round of voting takes place in the Riigikogu.

02.09.26 NEWS ... The opposition Social Democrats (SDE) polled at 15.3 percent in a recent survey, their highest level since September 2024.

02.09.26 NEWS ... Pressure is mounting on Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform Party) to resign after the National Audit Office identified serious problems with financial management in the defense sector, with criticism now coming from both opposition and coalition politicians.

01.09.26 NEWS ... The Supreme Court of Estonia has rejected a challenge to Ülle Madise's presidential candidacy, ruling she did not have to resign as justice chancellor before being nominated.

01.09.26 NEWS ... Eesti 200 Riigikogu member Tanel Tein has defended a controversial online gambling tax cut, arguing it is too early to reverse the policy

01.09.26 NEWS ... An online casino tax break put in place last December will cost the state €31 million in lost revenues, Isamaa chair Urmas Reinsalu said.

01.09.26 NEWS ... While 204 people joined Isamaa during the first eight months of this year, just two joined the coalition Eesti 200.

01.09.26 NEWS ... Five years ago, Alar Karis emerged from a crowded field of potential candidates to win Estonia's presidency, backed by a cross-party search for a politically unaffiliated figure capable of securing broad support in the Riigikogu.

01.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's 2016 presidential election became an unprecedented political deadlock, with failed votes in both the Riigikogu and Electoral College ultimately paving the way for compromise candidate Kersti Kaljulaid.

01.09.26 OPINION ... Once parliamentarians have managed to elect a president, the focus of the political fireworks quickly swings to the next parliamentary elections. This means we will see the deepening of a hellishly irritating, mischievous politics worthy of Karlsson‑on‑the‑Roof, says Imre Kaas.

01.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's presidential election process lacks transparency and should give the public more time to scrutinize candidates, potential presidential contender Hannes Hanso tells ERR in an interview

31.08.26 NEWS ... Riigikogu member Kalle Grünthal appeared in court on Monday, where the State Prosecutor's Office has charged him with embezzling more than €3,000.

31.08.26 NEWS ... Political observers say Estonia's minority government is no disaster, with opposition parties unlikely to take government responsibility before next year's Riigikogu elections.

31.08.26 NEWS ... Estonia's two biggest private media outlets have taken opposing stances on the need for early elections ahead of the scheduled Riigikogu election next March.

31.08.26 NEWS ... Social Democratic Party leader Lauri Läänemets criticized Isamaa chairman Urmas Reinsalu, accusing him of trying to form a new government with the Conservative People's Party (EKRE) and the Center Party without a substantive plan to solve the problems facing the country.

30.08.26 NEWS ... Riigikogu opposition parties Isamaa, Center and EKRE are calling for new elections to remove the Reform Party and Eesti 200 minority government from power.

30.08.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister and Reform Party chairman Kristen Michal said calls by the opposition to hold early elections show the parties are "panicking" because the "catastrophe narratives" about the poor economic situation they have relied on are no longer true.

30.08.26 OPINION ... If direct presidential elections were held, the result would likely also be that Ülle Madise becomes president, notes Martin Mölder.

28.08.26 NEWS ... Two decades on, Toivo Tootsen, Jaanus Männik and Randel Länts look back at the heated 2006 presidential election and the political maneuvering that ultimately brought Toomas Hendrik Ilves to Kadriorg.

27.08.26 NEWS ... Rain Rosimannus and Tõnis Arro recall some of the key nuances of the 2001 presidential election.

27.08.26 NEWS ... Isamaa MP Helir-Valdor Seeder said he deliberately withheld his signature supporting Ülle Madise's recent presidential nomination, rejecting claims it was a technical error.

27.08.26 NEWS ... Presidential candidate Ülle Madise said on ETV's "Esimene stuudio" talk show that she is a conscientious and resolute leader in times of crisis who, like a ship's captain, would not abandon ship when difficulties arise.

26.08.26 NEWS ... Center Party leader Mihhail Kõlvart cannot bar Riigikogu members from his party voting in next week's presidential election, one expert said.

26.08.26 NEWS ... A court has overturned a ruling which found a former minister and Reform Party MP guilty of expenses fraud when renting a Tallinn property.

26.08.26 NEWS ... Rain Rosimannus, who led Lennart Meri's reelection campaign, and Jaak Allik, then a member of the Coalition Party, recall some of the key nuances of Estonia's 1996 presidential election.

26.08.26 NEWS ... The government will revisit the online casino tax reduction introduced earlier this year during state budget and fiscal strategy talks, Prime Minister Kristen Michal said. He noted that if the measure does not bring additional revenue, there is no reason to continue lowering the tax.

26.08.26 NEWS ... EKRE's support has fallen by 1.9 percentage points over the past four weeks, causing the party to drop from third to fifth place in the ratings, the latest Norstat poll commissioned by the Ühiskonnauuringute Instituut shows.

25.08.26 NEWS ... The new city government in Pärnu wants to sell off the town's airport to the private sector and is not keen on running the airport itself.

25.08.26 NEWS ... Negotiations for next year's budget started on Tuesday, and the coalition parties Reform and Eesti 200 want to prioritise cutting the deficit and supporting the economy.

25.08.26 NEWS ... Thirty-four years ago, Estonia's first presidential election since restoring independence pitted four candidates against one another in a popular vote before the final decision passed to the newly elected Riigikogu and Lennart Meri emerged as president.

25.08.26 NEWS ... Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise was the only candidate officially registered for Estonia's presidential election during the registration process, which closed on Monday.

24.08.26 NEWS ... A bill aimed at clarifying the Financial Intelligence Unit's (FIU) access to banking data and restoring its ability to conduct on-site inspections has passed its first reading in the Riigikogu.

24.08.26 NEWS ... The government will begin discussions on next year's budget and the state budget strategy at Stenbock House on Tuesday.

24.08.26 NEWS ... Seventy-five members of the Riigikogu registered Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as an official presidential candidate on Monday as the nomination period draws to a close.

24.08.26 NEWS ... Support for the opposition Social Democrats (SDE) rose four percentage points to 18 percent in August, according to a recent survey.

24.08.26 NEWS ... Forty-three percent of respondents support frontrunner Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise becoming Estonia's next president, while 36 percent do not, according to a Norstat poll commissioned by the Ühiskonnauuringute Instituut.