By Years: Mart Helme
Total Years: 2
Fully Profiled: 2
2025
254 Speeches
The speaker's political position is strongly oppositional, focusing on corruption, the state's lack of transparency ("secrecy mania"), and the decline of the Estonian economy. He/She questions NATO's reliability and emphasizes the need for independent security ("Plan B") and the preservation of the nation-state. The political framework is primarily value-based, accusing the government of destroying Estonian statehood and establishing an undemocratic regime.
2024
424 Speeches
The political stance is strongly oppositional toward the government led by Kaja Kallas and the Reform Party, focusing on preserving the nation-state and shielding the economy from tax hikes. Key issues include security (specifically the escalation of the war in Ukraine and Estonia's preparedness), the threat of Russification stemming from mass immigration, and the government's tax policy (the car tax and VAT). The political framework is largely value-based and results-oriented, accusing the government of destroying the country and demonstrating gross incompetence. The speaker stresses that the government has plunged Estonia into recession, giving it the status of the world's worst performer.