Agenda Profile: Aleksei Jevgrafov
Chair implementation
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
Political Position
The political stance is highly critical of the government's actions and is results-driven, focusing specifically on issues within infrastructure (rail services) and the social sector (youth extracurricular activities). The speaker demands concrete plans and timelines from the government for improving rail services and strongly opposes cuts to social spending. The need to raise funds via new taxes, rather than dipping into the pockets of ordinary citizens, is emphasized.
3 Speeches Analyzed
Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in the Riigikogu Rules of Procedure Act, specifically citing Section 152^13 regarding the processing of submissions in committees. A detailed interpellation has also been filed concerning the orders for Elron trains, the timeline for bringing them into service, and their financing. In the social sphere, concrete budget figures (€14,250,000 and €10,250,000) are used to illustrate the cuts to funding for hobby activities.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is critical, concerned, and at times sharp, particularly regarding the actions of the government and the committee chairman. Both emotional appeals (such as people standing in restrooms and health concerns) and logical arguments are employed, referencing specific laws and concrete financial proposals. The tone remains formal, yet clearly conveys dissatisfaction with the treatment of the opposition.
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Activity Patterns
The speaker is an active initiator of legislative action, submitting interpellations to ministers and draft legislation on behalf of the parliamentary group. They regularly participate in plenary sessions, focusing both on substantive issues (transportation, social expenditures) and parliamentary procedural matters (committee work). Their pattern of activity involves posing critical questions to the government.
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Opposition Stance
The primary adversary is the government, which faces criticism for implementing cuts under the pretext of lacking funds and for failing to care for public health. Particularly sharp criticism is aimed at the prime minister, who disregards the opposition's proposals. Furthermore, the chairman of the parliamentary committee is criticized for an inappropriate and unfair attitude regarding the rights of the opposition.
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Collaboration Style
The speaker is clearly operating in the role of the opposition, submitting the draft legislation on behalf of the Centre Party faction. The style of collaboration is internally coordinated at the faction level. There is no information regarding cross-party cooperation; rather, emphasis is placed on the government’s disregard for the opposition’s proposals.
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Regional Focus
The focus is on national infrastructure and social policy issues that affect Estonian residents more broadly. A specific regional example highlighted is the overcrowding problem on the Tallinn-Narva train line, which underscores the importance of national transportation.
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Economic Views
Economic stances favor increasing social sector expenditures and oppose budget cuts, especially concerning funding for extracurricular activities. To finance this, new revenue streams are proposed, such as a bank tax, a Facebook and Google tax, and abandoning the plan to eliminate the tax bulge, in order to avoid taking money out of people's pockets.
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Social Issues
The primary social issue is restoring the funding for youth extracurricular activities to its previous level, as the current reduced amount doesn't cover the costs and puts a strain on local municipalities. This is broadly linked to public health and well-being, areas the government ought to be prioritizing better.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently on submitting interpellations (to the Minister of Climate regarding improvements to rail traffic and the schedule for new trains) and initiating new draft legislation. The main priority is a draft bill proposing that the Government of the Republic increase the annual support for youth extracurricular activities to 14,250,000 euros.
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