By Plenary Sessions: Liina Kersna
Total Sessions: 25
Fully Profiled: 25
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The style is formal, procedural, and interrogative, addressing the minister directly for clarification. The argument is logical, focusing on the mathematical inconsistency of the budget allocation and the procedural confusion.
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
The speaker's rhetorical style is analytical, authoritative, and concrete, relying heavily on logical arguments and budgetary comparisons. The tone is formal, fitting the role of a representative of the steering committee, but he incorporates personal experiences (eating school lunches) in defense of food quality. He uses historical facts (the EKRE government’s zero-euro salary increase) to criticize opponents and presents his views with conviction.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is formal, respectful, and question-oriented, addressing the Chancellor of Justice directly. The speaker employs logical argumentation, drawing upon scientific evidence and the shortcomings of the law, to highlight the necessity of legislative amendments. The tone is one of concern, but remains solution-oriented.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The style is formal and procedural, balancing sharp criticism directed at political opponents in the first address ("we express astonishment") with a positive, substantive presentation in the second address ("I have great pleasure in providing..."). The speaker concentrates on facts, the transparency of the process (the number of candidates, selection criteria), and the communication of subsequent steps.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is formal, analytical, and constructive, focusing on facts and procedures, especially the detailed reporting of the Culture Committee's discussion. The speaker uses logical arguments, while simultaneously emphasizing the vulnerability of the education system and the need to support teachers. The tone is generally supportive and solution-oriented, expressing thanks to those who have dared to go in front of the class.
2025-06-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is optimistic, appreciative, and consensus-driven, underscoring the thoroughness and wide-ranging involvement inherent in the legislative process. The appeal is primarily logical and procedural, highlighting that the proposed amendments were voted on unanimously by the Culture Committee. The speaker repeatedly thanks colleagues, officials, and institutions for their constructive work.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is formal and respectful, addressing both the chairman of the session and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The speech is logical and analytical, focusing on presenting concrete solutions (the creation of a research group) and future plans (joint sessions) in the form of a constructive question. Emotional appeals are absent; the emphasis is on procedural and substantive discussion.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker’s style is formal, optimistic, and visionary, emphasizing the need to act quickly and maintain the initiative ("maintaining the initiative is paramount"). The argumentation relies heavily on logic, statistics, and international comparisons (OECD, Denmark, Switzerland). Estonia is portrayed as a flexible and smart pioneer who must invest before others grasp the necessity.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, procedural, and explanatory, focusing on the legal basis of the draft legislation and the specifics of the selection process. The speaker employs logical arguments, referencing statutes and voting outcomes to justify the choice. When addressing gender-related issues, the tone shifts slightly to become admonishing and self-critical, urging colleagues to assume responsibility.
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is formal, passionate, and emphasizes duty, repeatedly employing the motif of "taking care." The speaker relies heavily on cultural and philosophical references (Peeter Torop, Kristjan Randalu) and historical examples to justify the necessity of cultural viability. He uses a quote from a professor of cultural semiotics and appeals to the audience's sense of responsibility, balancing emotional calls to action with procedural details.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The rhetoric is formal and respectful, utilizing addresses directed towards the chairman of the session and the minister. The style is interrogative, demanding specific answers and focusing on a logical argument concerning the fulfillment of a constitutional obligation. The tone is businesslike and exacting, emphasizing the necessity of turning the "good plan" into reality.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and data-focused, posing a direct question to the Prime Minister regarding the state's operations. The tone is professional and investigative, employing logical argumentation and statistical comparisons to highlight a political deficiency. Emotional appeals are not utilized.
2025-02-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is formal, analytical, and interrogative, addressed directly to the minister and the director. The speaker first offers a fact-based correction to a colleague, and subsequently poses clarifying questions regarding the content and implementation of the bill. The tone is logical and detail-oriented, rather than emotional.
2025-02-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The style is straightforward and critical, employing logical argumentation based on contradictory figures. The speaker emphasizes their personal involvement in initiating the topic to give weight to their questions, and demands explanations from the Ministry regarding deficiencies in awareness campaigns.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is highly formal, procedural, and informative, focusing exclusively on reporting the work of the Culture Committee during the preparation for the second reading. The discourse is objective and logic-based, relying on facts, dates, and the detailed presentation of stakeholder positions, entirely devoid of emotional appeals.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is formal and logical, focusing on highlighting the positive substantive changes of the reform and explaining the prerequisites for their implementation. The tone is optimistic regarding the draft bill, but concerned and pressing concerning the need to plan sufficient additional funding starting from 2026. The appeal is based on political argumentation and the enumeration of systemic financial needs.
2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, informative, and procedural, typical of a steering committee report. The speech is grounded in logic, focusing on a thorough and neutral summary of the Culture Committee's work, including the listing of participants, issues, and consensus decisions. The tone is professional and respectful towards both the Minister and colleagues.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The style is formal, respectful, and analytical, addressing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court directly and requesting that he interpret the results. Logical argumentation and comparison with other educational fields are utilized, and emotional appeals are entirely absent.
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The speaker's rhetorical style is formal and analytical, focusing on posing direct questions to high-ranking representatives of financial institutions. The tone is logical and matter-of-fact, emphasizing data (entrepreneurial investments) and the consequences of political choices. He/She employs semantic differentiation to steer the discussion toward the necessity of government decisions.
2024-05-27
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is highly polite and respectful, beginning with praise for the minister's long-standing work and comprehensive presentation. The address is logical and focused on specific questions, with the aim of obtaining concrete data (number of participants, target audience) necessary to evaluate the policy's scope.
2024-04-03
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and procedural, concentrating on a detailed explanation of the bill's procedural history and recalling its background. Logical arguments are employed, and specific dates are cited, while simultaneously including mild criticism directed at the faction responsible for the obstruction.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The tone is predominantly factual, analytical, and procedural, especially concerning reports from the Culture Committee. It employs logical appeals and emphasizes an evidence-based approach, but also expresses a personal fear regarding overly rapid and ill-considered educational reforms. The language is formal and detailed, focusing primarily on communicating processes and timelines.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, analytical, and advisory, combining support for the Minister with careful criticism regarding the pace of reform implementation. Logical and procedural arguments are employed, emphasizing the importance of listening and justification. The discourse is occasionally elevated, highlighting the fundamental role of education in fostering social cohesion and generating wealth.
2024-01-23
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The tone is formal and courteous, respectfully addressing both the Presiding Officer and the Prime Minister. This is a brief, logic-driven political inquiry, concentrating on a specific substantive matter without resorting to emotional appeals.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, respectful, and analytical, addressing the recipient as "Esteemed Presenter." Logical argumentation is employed, drawing upon a specific colleague's quote and financial data to highlight the issue and seek a solution through a successful example.