Session Profile: Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
2024-12-12
Political Position
Supports the presented bill; emphasizes the need for financial order and cost control. Expresses concern over the growth of ministers' salaries due to indexing, which indicates a critical attitude towards the burden on the state budget. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of substantive input in discussions about tax increases, preferring substantive debate over simply endorsing proposals with button presses.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Topic Expertise
Demonstrates knowledge of topics related to the transparency of the Riigikogu's expenses and the hidden nature of the board’s expense reimbursement system. Refers to investigative activity and the question of why the system is concealed, showing the speaker’s awareness of parliamentary financial oversight matters.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Rhetorical Style
Beginning with a formal and grateful tone; utilizing questions and a dialogic approach, emphasizing substantive contribution and traversing the legal and administrative everyday through foundational narratives. A textile-argumentative and vibrant fact-based style, combining emotion and analytical deduction.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Activity Patterns
Speeches on the same day at the plenary session; focuses on the themes of control and transparency, referring to a previous discussion about board expense allowances. Represents a continuing wave of oversight and debate regarding parliamentary financial matters.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Opposition Stance
Specific adversaries are not named; there is criticism regarding the current system's lack of transparency and emphasizes the need for changes. In terms of attitude, it takes the position that financial matters must be discussed and made visible, not kept secret.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Collaboration Style
Demonstrates a willingness to cooperate and a desire for dialogue (it is referenced that the other party has examined the transparency of board expense reimbursements); emphasizes the need to involve and discuss parliamentary financial matters with relevant colleagues.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Regional Focus
Attention directed towards the state and the Riigikogu level; focuses on plenary session discussions and overviews of financial matters, rather than specific regional problems.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Economic Views
Emphasizes control and transparency of financial expenditures; notes the increase in ministers' salaries due to indexation, which raises questions, and stresses a substantive discussion about tax increases, not just their voting.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Social Issues
Not enough data.
2 Speeches Analyzed
Legislative Focus
Focuses on the need for transparency in ministers’ representation expenses and changes to board expense reimbursements; indicates a plan to discuss and improve the transparency of parliamentary financial matters and to stimulate substantive contributions in bill debates.
2 Speeches Analyzed