By Months: Toomas Kivimägi

The political focus is on the connection between the state budget deficit and defense spending. The speaker justifies the 4.5% deficit, emphasizing that the main reason for it is the increase in defense spending in the 2026 budget by more than 800 million euros. The position strongly supports the increase in defense spending, utilizing it as justification for the deficit, which suggests a policy- and performance-based framework.

The most crucial topic is the accessibility of services in the Estonian language and its constitutional protection within the Republic of Estonia. The speaker expresses strong opposition to the practice where receiving service in Estonian requires an explicit, separate choice, considering this deeply disturbing and potentially unconstitutional. This constitutes a value-based framework focusing on the priority of the state language.

The political focus is heavily directed toward reforming the judicial system and restoring the public's sense of justice. The most pressing issue being raised concerns individuals escaping conviction due to the statute of limitations and the resulting financial burden placed upon the state. The political framework is clearly procedural and demands legislative action, underscoring the necessity of legal amendments. The stance is strongly pro-reform, aiming to improve the tools available to the courts and refine procedural standards.

The political focus is directed toward the internal procedure, efficiency, and preservation of traditions within the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament). He/She strongly supports freedom of speech in Parliament and advocates for cost savings by reducing the number of committees. The speaker strongly emphasizes the need to uphold the political tradition whereby the chairmanship positions of the standing committees belong to the governing coalition.

The Speaker's position involves the procedural management of the Riigikogu, opening the information hour and commencing the attendance check. Political standpoints are absent; the focus is exclusively on implementing the parliament's rules of procedure. This is a purely procedural role.