By Months: Raimond Kaljulaid

The political stance is heavily focused on security and allied relations, offering firm support for Estonia’s participation in JEF and cooperation with the United Kingdom and France. The speaker characterizes opposition to security measures as actions contrary to Estonian interests—dangerous behavior that echoes Kremlin narratives. The overall approach is clearly value-based, stressing the defense of independence and allied ties.

The politician strongly supports the development of Estonia’s domestic defense industry, emphasizing its potential to boost revenue and competitiveness within the economy. He has initiated a bill aimed at increasing the powers of local governments in ensuring public safety (specifically addressing dog attacks). Politically, he is sharply opposed to the Isamaa Party's constitutional amendment bill, accusing them of constitutional nihilism and improper legislative drafting.

The political focus centers on the nation’s existential security and the rapid increase of defense spending, stressing the necessity of meeting NATO expectations and procuring ammunition. He strongly backs the implementation of a security tax to fund these defense expenditures, and accuses the opposition of populism for demanding spending while simultaneously rejecting tax increases. The speaker frames defense spending as an existential issue that must be driven by actual needs, rather than simple affordability.

The political platform is heavily centered on national defense and comprehensive security, demanding that defense expenditures be permanently raised to 4–5% of GDP, citing Russia’s aggressive ideology and the escalating threat. He/She supports guaranteeing the crisis resilience of vital services (such as ERR, water, and communications) in emergency situations. As a social democrat, he/she stresses the fair distribution of the burden, preferring that funding be drawn from the wealthy rather than placing the financial strain on the middle class and those with lower incomes.

The political position focuses heavily on political integrity and historical accountability. The speaker sharply criticizes opponents for shifting their values based on political gain and the pursuit of power, pointing specifically to coalitions formed with the Centre Party, despite that party’s agreement with Putin’s United Russia. The stance is intensely critical of political opportunism.

Holding the position as a representative of the ruling party, he advocates for broad-based national defense and civil protection. A key priority is also balanced traffic management that takes all stakeholders into account, ensuring both safety and convenience. On a values basis, he criticizes the previous unequal treatment concerning registered partners. While he supports finding solutions to problems, he remains critical of ineffective legislative methods.

The political stance is strongly supportive of the government, expressing confidence in Minister of Education Kallas and highlighting his exceptional competence. The speaker strongly backs innovative security policy measures aimed at deterring Russia, favoring a victorious confrontation over defeat. The political framework is marked by ironic criticism directed at the norms of the political system, which tend to favor those ignorant of the field.

The political position heavily emphasizes security and defense policy, advocating for European strategic autonomy as a way to complement NATO and ensure a fairer burden-sharing arrangement with the US. The speaker sharply criticizes NATO member states for failing to meet the 2% defense spending target and stresses the necessity of fiscal discipline. Furthermore, there is considerable interest in detailed tax legislation and how it is implemented.