By Plenary Sessions: Rene Kokk
Total Sessions: 4
Fully Profiled: 4
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The speaker strongly opposes the current implementation of Rail Baltic, focusing on the problems faced by landowners and the destruction of land improvement systems. The political position is aimed at criticizing the execution, emphasizing that making the project cheaper unfairly burdens landowners. He/She also stresses the importance of parliamentary accountability, criticizing the resistance to forming an investigative committee.
2025-09-23
15th Riigikogu, 6th session, plenary session
The political stance is strongly opposed to centralization, as it increases costs for citizens and reduces the accessibility of public services, especially in rural areas. The speaker criticizes the government's tendency to increasingly shift the burden of service costs onto the people, citing the reduction of birth registration locations as an example. These views are strongly results-oriented, focusing on the practical operation and accessibility of the services.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The most prominent theme is national defense capability and resource management, with the speaker criticizing the government's overly optimistic assessment of defense readiness. He emphasizes the need to ensure the adequate provisioning of the Defense League and opposes the transfer of assets (such as SUVs) to Ukraine when they are needed in Estonia. His framework is clearly results-oriented, demanding the acknowledgment of existing problems.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The speaker is a prominent opposition figure whose main focus areas are the government's tax policy (especially opposing the car tax) and defending the procedural rules of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament). Their positions are strongly value-driven and results-oriented, emphasizing integrity in lawmaking, political culture, and protecting vulnerable groups from the tax burden. The speaker sharply criticizes the coalition's tactics regarding the handling of draft legislation and the implementation of the 51-vote requirement.