Session Profile: Helle-Moonika Helme
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
2025-03-19
Political Position
The political position heavily focuses on national priorities, demanding that security and defense be prioritized over the costly green transition. It also highlights the lack of accountability and justice, criticizing major legal violations and corruption committed by Reform Party politicians. These stances are strongly opposed to the government's current direction and are framed both on a values basis (justice) and a performance basis (the inaction of state agencies).
4 Speeches Analyzed
Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise regarding state budget allocation, particularly concerning the financing of security and renewable energy (mentioning billions) and the mechanisms of indexation. Furthermore, they possess detailed knowledge of the specifics surrounding the inaction of anti-corruption efforts and investigative bodies (KAPO, MTA), specifically referencing the Stark Logistics case. They utilize the opinions of security experts to bolster their stance.
4 Speeches Analyzed
Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and combative, employing strong accusations of hypocrisy and injustice ("Petty thieves hang from the gallows, while the big crooks continue to ride around in carriages.") The speaker uses emotional appeals to highlight the skewed nature of the state's priorities and the scale of corruption. The tone is urgent, particularly concerning security and the reallocation of resources.
4 Speeches Analyzed
Activity Patterns
The speaker was active in the plenary session, delivering four consecutive interventions in a single day, which suggests participation in the legislative debate. Data is missing regarding broader activity patterns (meetings, travel).
4 Speeches Analyzed
Opposition Stance
The main opponent is the Reform Party, which is criticized for corruption, fiscal puritanism, and hypocrisy in the distribution of funds. The criticism is intense and directed both at political decisions (the green transition, indexing) and the inaction of state institutions (KAPO, MTA) in investigating major legal violations.
4 Speeches Analyzed
Collaboration Style
The speaker referenced a private discussion with a colleague ("Dear Kalle!"), which indicates internal collaboration in supporting the specific draft legislation. There is no evidence, however, of any openness to a broader compromise or cross-party cooperation.
4 Speeches Analyzed
Regional Focus
The focus is on national priorities (security, the green transition) and the activities of state institutions (KAPO, MTA), as well as international security (the war in Ukraine). Regional or local focus is absent.
4 Speeches Analyzed
Economic Views
Economic perspectives emphasize the need to abandon the wasteful green transition and redirect billions into security, opposing fiscal puritanism. Criticism is leveled at the government's hypocrisy regarding indexation, where they support protecting the profits of wind farm developers but cut back on pensions and defense spending.
4 Speeches Analyzed
Social Issues
The social problems indirectly addressed concern the potential threat to pension indexation, which stems from the government's fiscal policy constraints. No other social issues are mentioned.
4 Speeches Analyzed
Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is on supporting a necessary draft bill, the rejection of which is being criticized due to indexing. Also prioritized is the effectiveness of laws regulating the activities of state institutions (KAPO, MTA) in the anti-corruption fight, with doubts raised about the impact of new laws if existing ones are not complied with.
4 Speeches Analyzed