By Plenary Sessions: Ando Kiviberg

The speaker strongly supports the amendments to the Local Government Organization Act, stressing the necessity of a major overhaul in order to increase the autonomy of local governments and cut down on bureaucracy. This political stance is clearly policy-driven, focusing on improving the quality and efficiency of public services at the local level. The speaker believes these changes will streamline the lives of local residents, and consequently, the organization of life across Estonia as a whole.

The political focus is directed towards reforming the procedural changes of the presidential elections (deadlines for candidate submission, the right to speak before the Riigikogu) and reforming the size of the electoral college. The speaker moderately supports the idea of reviewing the proportions of the electoral college after the administrative reform in order to bring them into alignment with the original principles. The stance is rather policy- and procedure-centric, emphasizing the need to find solutions that would be acceptable to a majority of the full composition of the Riigikogu.

The speaker moderately supports the overall necessity of the draft bill currently under consideration, but strongly questions the specific section pertaining to the relaxation of language requirements. The political focus is based on policy and regulation, demanding a clear justification for why material presented in Estonian hinders capital raising on financial markets.