Skip to main menu 19.03.26 NEWS ... The Reform Party, Eesti 200 and the Social Democrats (SDE) have so far not taken a stance on a potential second presidential term for Alar Karis.
18.03.26 NEWS ... The opposition Social Democrats (SDE) have been using former president Toomas Hendrik Ilves' presidential candidate recommendations for political gain, Ilves himself has said.
18.03.26 NEWS ... The Reform Party will not obstruct a second term for President Alar Karis should he seek one, Prime Minister Kristen Michal said.
17.03.26 NEWS ... Lauri Läänemets, chair of the Social Democratic Party, on Tuesday apologized to Riina Kionka and Alar Karis who he believes have suffered as a result of the Reform Party's in-house games.
17.03.26 NEWS ... Social Democratic Party (SDE) MP Tanel Kiik has claimed that the Reform Party's secretary general suggested a top diplomat as a potential next president of Estonia, along with two other candidates.
16.03.26 NEWS ... A potential presidential bid was news to diplomat Riina Kionka, whose name has been mentioned in the media ahead of autumn's election.
06.03.26 NEWS ... According to analysts Annika Arras and Martin Mölder, President Alar Karis' high rating is a problem for the ruling Reform Party as criticizing the incumbent carries risks.
03.03.26 NEWS ... While there is still time to decide on a potential second term, politicians should first decide who and what they want, President Alar Karis said.
03.03.26 NEWS ... Three-quarters or more of voters of all parliamentary parties, except EKRE, support Alar Karis serving a second term as president, a new survey shows.
27.02.26 NEWS ... While some political parties oppose Alar Karis getting a second term as Estonian president, they lack the courage to openly state that, Isamaa leader Urmas Reinsalu said.
26.02.26 NEWS ... Parliamentary parties agreed at an expanded meeting of the Riigikogu Council of Elders that they will first speak with incumbent President Alar Karis when seeking a possible joint candidate for president.
26.02.26 NEWS ... Estonia's six parliamentary parties are divided on President Alar Karis being elected to a second term.
10.02.26 NEWS ... The Riigikogu rounds of the presidential election will take place on September 2-3 and the MPs are trying to find a candidate they can all agree to vote for, Riigikogu members said on Tuesday.
