By Plenary Sessions: Martin Helme
Total Sessions: 3
Fully Profiled: 3
2025-01-30
Fifteenth Estonian Parliament, fifth session, plenary session.
The opposition is aimed at those who support the current form of the constitutional amendment bill, specifically targeting the legal arguments which assert that the bill violates the constitution. The criticism is both procedural and legal, focusing on the bill's deficiencies (its temporary nature, the selection of states, and the level of statute).
2025-01-29
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th sitting, information briefing
The main confrontation is aimed squarely at the governing coalition, which is being criticized both for procedural shortcomings in decision-making (specifically, ignoring the Riigikogu/Parliament) and for substantive errors. The criticism is intense, accusing the government of handing out billions to "their own cronies" and "wind lobbyists" just before the state aid authorization deadline expired. The government's actions are seen as running counter to global trends, citing the reassessment of climate policy by US and European leaders (Tusk, von der Leyen).
2025-01-27
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The opposition's attitude is fiercely intense and directed against the Minister of Education and Research, who is considered "completely unfit" and a liar. Criticism is also aimed at the Riigikogu (Parliament) management procedures, which are labeled arbitrary and disrespectful. The system is described as "mafia-style collusion," and the speaker refuses to participate in its "sham."