Security
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
Date: 2025-06-18 16:36
Participating Politicians:
Total Speeches: 10
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 11m
AI Summaries: 10/10 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
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Summary
Eight questions addressed Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and referred to the OSCE ODIHR report on e-elections. Mart Helme posed a critical and very thorough question, expressing a desire to include the opposition, hesitant, and critical groups at a round table or some other forum to break down the analysis, draw conclusions, and take steps to rectify shortcomings or to abandon e-voting at least in the next election. The content of the report was listed in a short, but strong, enumeration of deficiencies ranging from the legal framework and procedures to transparency and oversight, and technical security issues. This reflected concern about the credibility of the elections, and it was important to clarify the reasoning behind the think tank's and the decision-making process.
Decisions Made 1
No decisions were made. (Following the discussion: the election commission will review the recommendations presented in the report and, if necessary, implement improvements.)
Most Active Speaker
The most active speaker was Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (pid Bav3E8LSHIE). She is a representative of the Reform Party and can be classified as a member of the right-wing political spectrum.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
Mart Helme, a member of the Riigikogu, is posing the eighth question to Prime Minister Kristen Michal on the topic of security.
Mart Helme
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Mart Helme stated that the OSCE ODIHR report on e-voting is highly critical and highlights numerous shortcomings, and he asked whether they would familiarize themselves with it and convene the opposition and critical groups in order to draw conclusions and take steps to eliminate the deficiencies or to abandon the use of e-voting in the next Riigikogu elections.
Peaminister Kristen Michal
AI Summary
Prime Minister Kristen Michal stated that audits typically provide recommendations, and in Estonia, e-voting is reliable and digital services are widely accessible. Should reasonable improvements related to the elections emerge, the Electoral Commission will review and consider them. However, e-voting makes participation more convenient, and the results reflect the will of the people.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
Speaker Lauri Hussar thanks [the previous speaker] and invites Mart Helme to pose a clarifying question.
Mart Helme
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Mart Helme said that the report indicates that the e-voting system is unaudited and that deficiencies could allow votes to be swapped, left uncounted, or miscounted, and that the 2023 results may have been falsified. He is therefore calling for a joint roundtable and for the Riigikogu to take concrete steps, emphasizing that the public is awaiting a clear signal from Stenbock House.
Peaminister Kristen Michal
AI Summary
Prime Minister Kristen Michal said that the OSCE reports and e-voting materials are publicly available, and the electoral commission is open and will take into consideration the recommendations brought forward in the reports, stressing that it is a non-political body.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
The Chairman thanks the speaker and announces that his colleague, Peeter Ernits, will now ask a supplementary question.
Peeter Ernits
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Peeter Ernits asks the Prime Minister whether other OECD countries could start adopting the Estonian e-voting model, or if we will end up in the same company as Venezuela and Russia.
Peaminister Kristen Michal
AI Summary
Prime Minister Kristen Michal stressed that Estonia needs to widely implement digital services because they are more accessible, more convenient, and have lower administrative overhead, while also fostering innovation. She cited examples such as the e-Tax Board, digital prescriptions, online health environments, and e-voting, and further noted that OSCE ODIHR election observations provide valuable information that can be used to streamline and improve these systems.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
Chairman Lauri Hussar expresses his thanks and announces that he is concluding the consideration of the eighth item.