By Years: Mart Helme
Total Years: 2
Fully Profiled: 2
2025
254 Speeches
The speaker vehemently opposes mass immigration, viewing it as both a security threat and the destruction of the Estonian nation-state, and criticizes the privileged status afforded to the Russian language in the public sphere. He is sharply against the state surveillance society (including camera networks) and ideological censorship ("cancel culture"). He also criticizes COVID-19 vaccination pressure and supports religious freedom, warning about the security risks associated with banning the Russian Orthodox Church.
2024
424 Speeches
Strong opposition to mass immigration, particularly from Ukraine, viewing it as a threat to the Estonian-language environment and the survival of the nation-state ("Russification," "replacement of the people"). It defends Estonian-language education but criticizes the government's transition plan as "criminal" and destructive to Estonian-language education (inclusive education, closure of rural schools). It opposes state funding for abortion and liberal social norms (same-sex marriage), emphasizing traditional values and a "reverence for life."