By Months: Anti Allas

Total Months: 7

Fully Profiled: 7

10.2025

34 Speeches

The rhetorical style is critical, analytical, and forceful, employing formal language appropriate for parliamentary debate, but also incorporating pointed expressions (e.g., "the method of cutting the tail piece by piece," "money is grossly insufficient"). The speaker emphasizes the urgent need to resolve the deficits immediately, balancing logical arguments (cost calculations) with appeals to social justice. He categorically refutes the lie presented by another politician from the podium.
09.2025

51 Speeches

The speaker's style is predominantly formal, addressing the ministers and the presiding officer with respect, but becomes extremely urgent and emotional when discussing issues of social injustice (wages, the tax handout). They employ strong emotional appeals ("it makes the soul sick," "very, very sad") and stress that certain decisions are "incomprehensible" or "illogical," balancing this approach with concrete political proposals.
06.2025

64 Speeches

The speaker’s style is predominantly critical and insistent, especially concerning economic and social issues, employing strong language (e.g., "it makes the soul sick," "they have left people literally starving"). He blends logical arguments (such as the potential revenue of 700 million from a progressive income tax) with emotional appeals, citing the rise in petty theft in stores as an example. Although he is operating within the formal environment of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament), he is direct and accusatory, particularly toward the government and the Isamaa party.
05.2025

33 Speeches

The speaker’s style is passionate, direct, and often anxious, utilizing strong emotional expressions ("outrageous profits," "a matter of life and death," "plunder"). They pose many sharp and specific questions to the ministers, demanding substantive answers. They emphasize logical arguments and data, contrasting them with "matters of faith" (in the energy sector) and populism.
04.2025

16 Speeches

The speaker's style is argumentative, responsible, and at times sharply critical, accusing opponents of "populist politics" and spreading "utter nonsense." He repeatedly employs rhetoric appealing to personal responsibility ("this is our own country," "a responsible family man") and stresses the necessity of viewing taxes holistically, rather than as isolated measures. The overall tone is urgent, highlighting existential issues.
03.2025

9 Speeches

The rhetorical style is predominantly critical and demanding, particularly regarding issues of security and social well-being, employing emotional imagery ("people are falling to their knees"). The speaker raises substantive questions rooted in the principles of justice and procedural correctness, and offers the Prime Minister well-intentioned advice. Furthermore, the method of processing the draft law, which is causing division within society, is also subject to criticism.
01.2025

6 Speeches

The rhetorical style is analytical and, at times, combative, frequently employing rhetorical questions to underscore the opponents' failure to offer solutions. The tone is critical and formal, leveling accusations of "irresponsible populism" against the opposing side and prioritizing logical argumentation over emotional appeals.