# Estonia’s Parliament has elected constitutional lawyer and human rights ombud Ülle Madise as the country’s next president. The 51-year-old ran unopposed after no other candidate secured enough parliamentary support to stand. Madise has been Estonia’s human rights ombud since 2015 and will serve a five-year term, succeeding Alar Karis, who did not seek a second term. She becomes only the second woman to hold Estonia’s largely ceremonial presidency. Estonia borders Russia and is among the strongest supporters of Ukraine within the European Union and NATO.
Estonia elects Madise as next president