By Plenary Sessions: Mart Helme

Total Sessions: 5

Fully Profiled: 5

2025-01-27
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political stance is strongly value-driven, focusing on opposition to ideological dictatorship, censorship, and pressure within the Republic of Estonia. The speaker takes a stand against the government's attempt to dictate "scientifically justified" positions, viewing this as a threat to constitutional institutions. This position is intensely adversarial and performance-driven, emphasizing the government's dishonesty and ideological bias.
2025-01-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
The political position heavily focuses on the themes of democratic decline and double standards, asserting that Europe and Estonia have entered a "post-democratic era." The speaker questions the integrity of elections (citing e-voting and the cases in Georgia and Romania) and criticizes the suppression of Eurosceptic viewpoints (referencing the debate over banning the AfD in Germany). Furthermore, the speaker forcefully rejects the narrative concerning Russian interference in Romania, claiming instead that it was an information operation orchestrated by pro-EU forces. These positions are strongly value-driven and oppositional.
2025-01-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The political position is heavily focused on the survival and security of the state, emphasizing global threats such as potential changes to NATO and EU structures resulting from trade wars. Domestically, he sharply criticizes inter-party blaming ("the blame game") and calls for cross-party consensus and investment in the country's long-term sustainability. He also expresses strong opposition to bureaucratic restrictions that harm agricultural production, framing the issue as one of economic competitiveness.
2025-01-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
The political focus is heavily directed toward security and energy security. The speaker criticizes a narrow-scope security strategy that relies solely on NATO, and calls for the consideration of regional cooperation (Intermarium) and a Plan B. Furthermore, there is an urgent need emphasized to boost Estonia's maritime and helicopter capabilities to enhance primary defense readiness. The political stance is framed through foresight and an understanding of the new era of power politics.
2025-01-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The most striking theme is the strong opposition to the state's excessive classification ("secrecy mania") and the lack of transparency regarding how officials and state institutions use public funds. The speaker urgently demands an end to classification and the establishment of equal transparency standards for all constitutional institutions, viewing the current situation as an abnormal rule of law characterized by corruption and double standards. The focus is value-based (transparency) and results-based (criticism of state administration, e.g., the Nordica case).