By Plenary Sessions: Mart Helme
Total Sessions: 10
Fully Profiled: 10
2024-04-30
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session.
The political focus is centered on protecting old-age pensions and valuing the wealth created by the generation of the elderly. The speaker is strongly opposed to the government's policy, which is deemed immoral, age-discriminatory, and cruel, as it effectively nullifies the contributions of the preceding generation. These positions are strongly value-based, emphasizing justice and the preservation of earned privileges.
2024-04-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political focus is heavily value-based, centering on mitigating the demographic crisis and ending state funding for abortions. Another significant issue is restricting the activities of the Bank of Estonia, demanding strict adherence to its mandate of monetary policy stability while opposing climate policy initiatives. These positions are strongly opposed to the current priorities of the government and the central bank.
2024-04-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The political position centers on strong, value-based opposition to e-elections and their expansion (m-elections), emphasizing that they violate constitutional principles (secrecy, uniformity). The stance is that delegating the authority to establish rules to the election service is irregular and leads to illegitimate governments. The speaker demands that the legislature clearly define the procedures in law to prevent legal violations and arbitrary action.
2024-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political focus is placed squarely on the survival of the nation-state and the failure of integration policy. The speaker sharply criticizes the government's inability to integrate both the non-Estonian population remaining from the Soviet era and the new residents arriving from Ukraine. A strong national and identity-based stance is maintained, warning that should these efforts fail, Estonia will persist merely out of inertia. The framing of the issue is heavily value-based, centering on the threat facing the nation-state.
2024-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The most striking theme is the Estonian state entering a phase of decline and disintegration, being steered toward catastrophe with a firm hand. Politically, there is strong opposition to the activities of the Ministry of Climate, with climate issues being deemed trivial compared to the state of Estonia’s roads. Emphasis is placed on strong resistance to cutting funding for road construction and the lack of four-lane highways. The political framework is strongly results-oriented and values-driven, focusing on the government's incompetence and the violation of democratic norms.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The political position is strongly nationalistic and value-based, emphasizing Estonia's status as a nation-state and the sole dominance of the Estonian language in official institutions. The speaker resolutely opposes the use of the aggressor state's language (Russian) on state websites, demanding a clear political decision. Criticism is aimed at the government's lack of resolve concerning both the transition to Estonian-language education and the issue of Russian assets, pointing to double standards.
2024-04-04
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political focus is centered on criticizing the democratic procedures and power dynamics within the Riigikogu. The speaker vehemently opposes the coalition-backed election of Jüri Ratas as Deputy Speaker, branding it as the consolidation of authoritarianism and the establishment of a controlled opposition. This stance is deeply value-based, highlighting the erosion of democratic norms and the death throes of power.
2024-04-03
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political focus is directed towards the transparency and accountability of the legal system, demanding clarification regarding the Ministry of Justice's supervision of the Prosecutor's Office, and supporting the electability of judges and prefects. The speaker sharply criticizes the government's immigration and demographic policy, calling it exploitative and colonialist. Furthermore, the expediency and international support for the hybrid border guard (PPA) model are being called into question.
2024-04-03
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
The political position is one of strong opposition to the government’s immigration and security policies, stressing the necessity of revoking the voting rights of third-country nationals in local elections. There is also sharp criticism regarding the alleged unauthorized giveaway of state assets (power plants, ports). The focus is value-based, emphasizing national sovereignty and security, particularly concerning Ukrainian men of mobilization age residing in Estonia. The government is accused of lacking political will and representing a "puppet government."
2024-04-01
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The most prominent themes are mass immigration, which is treated as an existential threat, and the government’s economic incompetence (inflation, low wages). The political position is strongly value-based, standing in opposition to liberal "European values" (cannabis, gay marriage, promiscuity). The stance is intensely oppositional, accusing the government of destroying the nation and embodying the instincts of the communist party.