By Months: Arvo Aller
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
22 Speeches
The speaker is clearly acting on behalf of the opposition faction (EKRE), emphasizing their disagreements with the coalition and calling on other Riigikogu members to vote against the draft legislation. The coalition is criticized for disregarding the proposed amendments. References are made to colleagues (Riina Solman) and commissioned legal opinions, which indicates internal expert consultation.
11.2024
27 Speeches
The text positively references the previous triple coalition (EKRE, Isamaa, Center Party) for making effective decisions, citing the lowering of excise duties. It demonstrates an openness to cooperation regarding the draft bill for amending the constitution, signaling a readiness for compromise. However, it simultaneously criticizes the current coalition's reluctance to consider proposals put forth by the opposition.
10.2024
22 Speeches
The speeches lack direct references to cooperation with other political parties or a willingness to compromise. Cooperation is limited to supporting and referencing the positions of colleagues within the faction (e.g., Poolamets, Vooglaid), while emphasizing shared opposition to government bills.
09.2024
36 Speeches
The speeches primarily reveal an oppositional and oversight role. There is no mention of direct cooperation or a willingness to compromise with other factions, although reference is made to EKRE's earlier proposals that have now become law (e.g., food security, VAT amendments), demonstrating the consistency of certain political ideas.
07.2024
10 Speeches
Cooperation manifests itself in the confirmation of the positions held by fellow party members (Rene Kokk) and the emphasis on shared opposition. Also noted is the supportive stance taken by the other opposition party (Social Democrat Anti Allast) during the debate. There is no information available regarding the seeking of compromises or broad-based cooperation with the coalition.
06.2024
14 Speeches
The style of cooperation is rigid and confrontational; the speaker proposes rejecting bills or interrupting the readings. He criticizes the Finance Committee’s decision to consolidate substantive amendments from various factions into a single package, which precluded a substantive vote. He attempted to make the car tax more people-friendly with 11 amendments, but these were rejected.
05.2024
24 Speeches
The speaker is clearly acting on behalf of the opposition faction (Estonian Conservative People's Party), submitting rejection proposals in the faction's name. He refers to the arguments made by other opposition colleagues (Seeder, Helme, Kokk, Pohlak), which demonstrates a certain degree of cooperation within the opposition circle, but there is absolutely no mention of seeking compromises with the government or the coalition.
04.2024
42 Speeches
The speaker primarily operates in opposition, supporting the positions of their faction and the questions raised by their colleagues. They acknowledge the efforts and concerns of various sectors (e.g., the Chamber of Veterinarians, the Estonian University of Life Sciences), but they do not refer to active cross-party cooperation in the legislative process.
03.2024
39 Speeches
The speaker shows openness to cooperation with other parties when the topics are nationally important (e.g., stripping voting rights from Russian/Belarusian citizens), but criticizes the Reform Party for "decking themselves out in borrowed feathers." He calls on the coalition partners to support the opposition's proposals that are best for the Estonian state, and not to proceed solely based on the coalition agreement.
02.2024
31 Speeches
The cooperation is clearly faction-based (referencing the EKRE faction's interpellation and draft legislation). It emphasizes the need to strengthen the connection between the state and local governments through political parties, criticizing the disorganized, "hodgepodge" nature of electoral alliances. No openness to compromise is expressed; rather, concrete steps are demanded from the government.
01.2024
42 Speeches
Cooperation occurs within the opposition, and draft legislation is submitted jointly with colleagues (e.g., Kert Kingo, Arvo Aller, Rain Epler, Martin Helme). Cooperation with the coalition is virtually nonexistent, as the speaker points out that the opposition's sound legislative proposals are simply rejected, often justified by citing changes planned for the future.