Agenda Profile: Rene Kokk
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu "Organizing a referendum on the question of electricity production from oil shale" (581 OE)
2025-05-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
Political Position
The political position strongly favors preserving and investing in oil shale energy, emphasizing it as a national asset and a guarantee of energy security. The speaker supports transitioning to nuclear energy but vehemently opposes the interim "wind farm craze." Furthermore, there is strong opposition to the current coalition, whose decisions are deemed illegitimate due to low public support.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker focuses on energy policy, emphasizing the need to invest in the oil shale energy sector to ensure energy security and establish reserve capacity. Political terms are employed (energy security, reserve capacity), and oil shale, wind, and nuclear energy are contrasted, but technical data or statistics are missing.
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Rhetorical Style
The speaker's style is combative, insistent, and politically charged, utilizing strongly negative phrasing (e.g., "wind turbine madness," "malicious"). The appeals focus on energy security and challenging the political legitimacy of the government. The objective is to achieve rapid political change through snap elections.
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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
The main opponent is the ruling coalition, which is criticized for decisions made despite low public support (under 20%), particularly regarding the phase-out of oil shale energy. The resistance is intense and politically motivated, demanding the termination of the coalition's mandate through snap elections.
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Collaboration Style
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Regional Focus
The focus is on national energy security and adding value to the national wealth (oil shale). Specific regional projects or local communities are not emphasized, even though the topic is related to the oil shale sector.
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Economic Views
It supports investments in the oil shale energy sector to ensure energy security and reserve capacity. It strongly opposes directing billions toward wind energy, deeming it malicious and an unproductive waste of resources.
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Social Issues
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is on supporting a national referendum regarding the production of electricity from oil shale. Furthermore, the speaker suggests adding the organization of snap elections for the Riigikogu (Parliament) to this draft bill, aiming to halt the decision-making process of the current coalition.
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