By Months: Madis Kallas

Total Months: 8

Fully Profiled: 8

11.2025

8 Speeches

The rhetorical style is formal, serious, and markedly concerned, especially when addressing social issues (mental health, inequality). The speaker employs extensive procedural language (such as interpellation, questions directed to the minister) and relies on logical arguments, citing laws and prior authoritative assessments. A separate emphasis is placed on the necessity of distinguishing compulsory academic work from extracurricular activities.
10.2025

24 Speeches

The speaker's style is formal and respectful, repeatedly addressing the Minister and the Chairman. They pose analytical and detailed questions, which are based on prior discussions (e.g., in the Culture Committee) or thorough reading. The tone is balanced, containing both praise for the Minister for championing the salary issue and concern regarding the reduction of teachers' rights.
09.2025

32 Speeches

The style is predominantly formal, respectful, and geared towards dialogue, emphasizing the desire to solve problems constructively and without assigning blame. Simultaneously, a critical tone is directed at individuals who pass judgment on rural life without being properly informed about the matters, stressing that identifying problems must always be succeeded by proposing solutions. The approach employs both logical arguments (statistics, analyses) and emotional appeals (children's rights, access to healthcare for the elderly).
06.2025

24 Speeches

The speaker's tone is predominantly critical, analytical, and at times concerned, especially when addressing regional issues ("extremely sad to see," "severe regional inequality"). He/She relies heavily on logical and fact-based arguments, utilizing statistics and specific examples (e.g., Orissaare Gymnasium, regional airports). The criticism is particularly sharp concerning bureaucracy and the lack of accountability ("an extremely absurd bureaucratic situation").
05.2025

8 Speeches

The style is formal, addressing respected ministers and session chairs. The tone is serious and occasionally concerned, especially when addressing regional challenges and environmental issues, where irreversible consequences are emphasized. Both logical arguments (the need for analysis and clear measures) and emotional persuasion are employed, calling for listening to rural residents and protecting nature.
04.2025

3 Speeches

The rhetorical style is serious and concerned, emphasizing the urgency of social problems and the underfunding of the cultural sector. The speaker employs both emotional appeals (framing the defense of culture as the defense of identity/self-existence) and logical arguments (the necessity of lifelong learning and socio-economic limitations). They maintain the formal tone of a Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) speech, referencing authorities such as Marju Lauristin and Reimo Sagor.
03.2025

2 Speeches

The style is formal and inquiry-based, addressing the rapporteur and the session chairman respectfully. The speaker employs both ethical appeal, condemning the conduct of colleagues, and logical argumentation, referencing historical precedents for amending the constitution. The tone is serious and concerned, stemming from both procedural correctness and the personal attack.
02.2025

4 Speeches

The style is formal and professional, but becomes highly emotional and urgent when discussing security and the values of sport. Strong, value-driven phrases are used ("bloody medals cannot even be a point of discussion") alongside unifying national slogans ("one for all, all for one"). To promote physical activity, he/she also employs simple and memorable examples, such as the cartoon "Peppa Pig" and "walking buses."