Poll: Madise is the most popular candidate for Estonia's presidency
An Emor survey for ERR found that Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise is the most favored candidate among currently named contenders for Estonia's presidency, with 35% of respondents naming her.
A survey conducted by pollster Emor on behalf of broadcaster ERR shows that among the candidates currently mentioned for Estonia's presidency, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise enjoys the strongest public support. She was named by 35% of respondents, while the second most common answer, chosen by 18%, was "don't know."
Next in popularity came Tallinn University of Technology rector Tiit Land with 14% and EKRE honorary chairman Mart Helme with 12%. Jonatan Vseviov was named by 6%, while Maive Rute and Indrek Laul each received 2%. Another 12% named someone else, including figures such as Alar Karis, Marina Kaljurand and Hannes Hanso.
Among ethnic Estonian respondents, 43% backed Madise, compared with 20% among respondents of other nationalities, where 35% could not name a preference.
Support across parties
Madise was the preferred candidate among voters of nearly all parliamentary parties except EKRE. Her strongest backing came from Reform Party voters (65%), followed by Social Democrats (52%), Isamaa (48%), the Estonian Conservative right-wing grouping referred to as "Parem" (57%), and Eesti 200 (42%).
Support among Centre Party voters was more evenly split: 22% favored Madise, 20% favored Land, while 21% were undecided and 20% wanted someone else entirely. Among EKRE voters, Helme dominated with 75% support, while Madise received only 8%.
Differences by gender, age and education
Madise draws more support from women (39%) than men (31%), whereas Helme is comparatively more popular among men (15%) than women (9%). Madise led in every age group, with the strongest backing among the youngest respondents aged 16-24 (50%) and the oldest, 75 and above (44%). Her lowest support came from the 35-49 age group (26%).
Support for Madise rises with education level, from 25% among those with basic education to 39% among those with higher education, while Helme shows the opposite pattern.
The Emor survey was conducted from August 12 to 19 among 1,141 respondents aged 16 and older, with a margin of error of approximately ±2.8%.
