By Plenary Sessions: Lauri Läänemets
Total Sessions: 40
Fully Profiled: 40
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The tone is insistent, critical, and occasionally combative, blending logical arguments (the regressiveness of taxation) with emotional appeals (poor families, injustice). The speaker employs a strong juxtaposition (handing out money to the rich for loans versus lowering the food tax) and accuses the government of incompetence, panic, and irresponsible fiscal policy. The speaker also incorporates personal stories detailing the struggles low-income individuals face in making ends meet.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
The rhetorical style is sharp, critical, and well-argued, relying heavily on logical appeals and concrete financial data. Contrast is employed (rich vs. poor), and irrationality is emphasized by posing direct questions regarding the Prime Minister's fiscal policy logic. The tone is accusatory and expresses concern for the nation's fiscal future, particularly concerning interest payments made abroad.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is sharply critical, combative, and accusatory, utilizing direct address to the minister. The style relies heavily on logical arguments and financial data but also includes emotional evaluation (e.g., "the worst state budget of all time"). The speaker calls into question the minister's accountability and the logic behind the reasonableness of their actions.
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is highly combative, urgent, and confrontational, especially when addressing ministers, demanding accountability from them and employing personal attacks ("stooge," "shaking in their boots/trousers sifting flour"). The speaker mixes emotional appeals (the critical situation regarding school meals) with specific figures and historical facts (the 2023 coalition negotiations). The overall tone is accusatory and expresses embarrassment or shame.
2025-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speech is very combative in tone, highly moral, and emotionally charged, utilizing strong contrasts (the rich vs the poor, heroes vs injustice). The speaker balances statistical data with personal stories (a shop assistant earning a 900-euro salary, a caregiver for a severely disabled child) and addresses colleagues from the Reform Party directly, thereby creating a sense of social and political urgency.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is formal, serious, and emphasizes both the urgency and the historical importance of the topic. A narrative element (the recommendation of the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs) is used to justify the necessity of the policy and lend it emotional weight. The speaker expresses regret regarding the delay in passing the legislation but remains hopeful about the final outcome.
2025-09-24
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, press briefing
The rhetorical style is highly aggressive, urgent, and accusatory, employing direct accusations against the Prime Minister for lying to Parliament. The tone is critical and emotionally intense, labeling the situation "senseless" and "illogical." Although the delivery is emotional, the arguments are supported by concrete facts and numerical comparisons.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The rhetoric is predominantly combative, critical, and insistent, especially when addressing the Prime Minister, who is accused of evading answers and shirking responsibility. Both emotional appeals (examples of poor families and their hardships) and logical arguments and specific figures are utilized (600 specialist doctor appointments, 59% of the wealth). The debate participants are confrontational and demand substantive answers.
2025-09-17
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, press briefing.
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and confrontational, emphasizing philosophical differences with the government and posing repeated questions to the Prime Minister. The speaker uses contrasting examples (the rich versus the poor) and numerical comparisons to highlight injustice, while maintaining the formal language of the Riigikogu information session. The tone is accusatory, pointing to the government's conscious choices to prioritize the wealthier segment of society.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is formal, direct, and demanding, posing pointed questions to ministers, including insisting on a specific "yes or no" answer regarding police procedures. The appeal itself is highly logical and focuses on resolving systemic issues (such as educational inequality and housing shortages), proposing concrete political mechanisms.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The tone is sharp, demanding, and confrontational, repeatedly accusing the minister of "completely missing the point" and the government of "a lack of critical thinking." The speaker employs logical contrasts (an industrial building versus an apartment building; a weekday holiday versus a holiday shifted from the weekend) to highlight the illogical nature of the government's positions. The style is formal yet emotionally charged, urgently demanding the disclosure of the content of the government's discussion arguments.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The speaker’s style is passionate, direct, and at times sharply confrontational, particularly when addressing the Reform Party. He employs powerful emotional and value-based appeals (referencing Aili, a resident of Türi), contrasting human life with mere numbers on an Excel spreadsheet. In conclusion, he calls for honesty and action, rather than just nagging.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The style is urgent, direct, and confrontational, especially when criticizing the government and raising procedural issues. Both logical arguments (economic impacts, the content of the bill) and strong emotional language are employed, referencing the absurdity of the budget situation and the whiff of corruption surrounding the Competition Act. Repeated demands are made regarding the organization of parliamentary work and ministerial accountability.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The speaker's style on economic issues is highly critical, even combative and forceful, utilizing strong moral arguments ("there is not a single moral reason") and dramatic language ("dead end"). Logical appeals are grounded in statistics and data from international organizations, contrasting these with the "dogmas" of right-wing parties. The overall tone is formal but passionate, particularly when criticizing the injustice of the tax system.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
The rhetorical style is formal and sharply interrogative, focusing on the lack of political consistency. The speaker repeatedly references the opponents' previously strong stances and demands a reasoned explanation for the shift in position ("Why and on what grounds have you changed your position?"). The tone is analytical and confrontational, relying on logical arguments and facts drawn from the procedural history.
2025-06-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is sharp, direct, and accusatory, particularly when criticizing the government's actions and motives ("in narrow business interests," "that is not true"). The speaker relies on logical arguments and insider knowledge ("we know what is behind it") to emphasize political incompetence and a lack of accountability. The tone is formal, yet contains irony and indignation, especially concerning the arguments regarding the security of Southern Estonia.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is predominantly combative, critical, and insistent, using strong accusations of operating in the political backroom ("shadier lobbying," "unprecedented pressure"). It uses rhetorical questions and appeals to both logic (references to experts and data) and emotions, emphasizing the difficulties poor and middle-income people face in making ends meet. When communicating with Minister Erkki Pärna, the tone is polite but critical, pointing out the minister's superior attitude.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing.
The rhetorical style is confrontational and repetitive, repeatedly posing the same question to the Prime Minister regarding nationwide free kindergarten places. The tone is critical, accusing the Reform Party of political propaganda and internal disarray. The speaker employs a logical appeal (the difficulties faced by children in Tallinn) for the purpose of emotional leverage.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is forceful and sharply critical, particularly concerning economic policy, employing an accusatory tone. Emotional appeals are utilized, describing the concerns and exploitation faced by ordinary people, combining this with logical arguments regarding the impact of inequality on the functioning of the state. The language is formal, yet charged with strong accusations concerning the representation of narrow business interests. The speaker also addresses questions of broad societal concern to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and aggressive, repeatedly employing rhetorical questions to call the opponents' motives into question. The speaker accuses the opponents of political gamesmanship and personal animosity, which lends the speech an emotional and accusatory tone. Direct addresses are utilized, along with phrases such as "typical political game" and "risks people's safety."
2025-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is direct and questioning, expressing a desire to thoroughly debate the topics with the minister. Concrete and regional examples (such as the dairy producer from Põlva County) are used to illustrate the political problem, and sharp questions are posed regarding the government's lack of plans. The tone is critical and demanding, emphasizing the government's inaction.
2025-06-02
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
The rhetorical style is serious, critical, and at times concerned, especially regarding the sustainability of social guarantees ("I am very worried"). The speaker maintains a formal tone, addressing the ministers respectfully, but simultaneously demands highly specific answers and legislative amendments. The appeals are primarily logical and policy-centric, emphasizing systemic issues and accountability.
2025-05-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing.
The style is critical and demanding, focusing on exposing procedural errors and requiring specific answers from the prime minister ("Describe this process"). Logical appeals are employed, contrasting the government's "flowery rhetoric" with the substantive negative implications of the plans (the transformation of forests into tree plantations).
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is confrontational and critical, accusing the minister of defending an ideological vision instead of practical benefit. Both logical arguments (citing the IMF and OECD) and strong emotional appeals are used, emphasizing the suffering endured by families struggling with their livelihood. The tone is formal but sharply interrogative, demanding an "explanation based on the logic of survival."
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The rhetorical style is aggressive and forceful, combining emotional appeals (injustice, concern) with detailed economic and technical analysis. Sharp personal attacks and metaphors are employed (e.g., Kristen Michal's sweaters confused with lemons, "pig squeal"), emphasizing the government's incompetence and its subservience to narrow business interests. The speaker is direct and demands answers.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is confrontational, anxious, and emotionally charged, expressing shock ("Unbelievable!"). The speaker uses direct questions and voices personal concern ("That worries me") to emphasize the negative impact of the funding decision.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The speech is predominantly serious and urgent, especially when addressing security issues, emphasizing the necessity of prevention rather than reactive measures. It employs logical appeals, clarifying the purpose of the law and the shift in context (e.g., the analogy of retranslating the Bible), while simultaneously using emotional warnings against the rise of injustice and defiance. The style is analytical, utilizing figurative expressions (e.g., Vladimir Putin as the organ of an NGO).
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker’s style is predominantly combative, sharp, and insistent, especially concerning civil defense, where emotional expressions like "shame!" and "setting the bar too low" are employed. A significant portion of the speech is dedicated to a political counter-attack, leveling accusations of systemic corruption and political maneuvering against the Centre Party. The appeals used are a blend of logical procedural arguments and emotional accusations.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The style is critical, analytical, and confrontational, especially when addressing the prime minister, accusing him/her of failing to answer questions. The speaker uses logical appeals and data (statistics) to support their claims regarding inequality, but also employs emotionally charged and condemnatory language when discussing corruption ("the criminal Centre Party").
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker's style is predominantly combative, accusatory, and blunt, as they pose sharp questions to ministers and accuse them of lying or corruption. They employ both logical arguments (procedural efficiency, the link between economic growth and domestic consumption) and emotional appeals (the vulnerability of the average parent, the elderly's worries about affording food).
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is analytical, critical, and incisive, focusing on logical arguments and refuting mathematical errors (e.g., calculations for the 2.6 billion euro fee). The speaker uses direct addresses and accusations (e.g., "Urmas, what are you talking about here?") to emphasize the economic cost of the government's inaction.
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is critical and concerned, emphasizing difficult times and impending financial hardship. Contrasting references are employed, differentiating the current minister from his predecessors, and direct, challenging questions are posed regarding the hope for a salary increase. The tone is formal, yet demanding in its substance.
2025-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The rhetorical style is sharp, critical, and penetrating, employing emotional appeals (e.g., the loss of security for the average family) alongside a logical analysis of consequences. The speaker uses direct questions aimed at the Prime Minister, which challenge the government's priorities and economic policy goals. The tone is formal (given the setting of the session) but confrontational in substance.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The rhetorical style is critical, insistent, and directly interrogative, aimed at the minister's responsibility for sound legislation. Both logical arguments (the lack of loan security) and emotional appeals (the maintenance of children) are utilized. The address is formal but includes sharp condemnation for allowing the bill to pass.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is serious, insistent, and persuasive, repeatedly emphasizing that the positions presented are "facts." It employs both logical arguments (adherence to the constitution and law) and moral appeals, criticizing Patriarch Kirill's actions as "false doctrine" that justifies violence. The discourse is formal and focuses on justifying policy through the lens of security.
2025-04-09
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The rhetorical style is combative and anxious, utilizing powerful emotional examples (a mother with two children on sick leave) and contrasting the insecurity faced by workers with the guaranteed salaries of ministers. Rhetorical questions and a provocative analogy (reducing government salaries) are employed to underscore the injustice of the draft bill. The tone is formal, yet it includes sharp accusations regarding the lack of consultation.
2025-03-27
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is formal and respectful, beginning with congratulations to the Speaker of the Riigikogu and the other candidates. Both emotional (acknowledging the candidates' "courageous efforts") and logical appeals are utilized, justifying the benefit of "fresh blood" for the organization. The tone is encouraging and rallying.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is argumentative and critical, emphasizing the principles of the rule of law and human rights, particularly concerning the labeling of individuals based on group characteristics. The speaker employs strong emotional appeals, accusing opponents of undignified conduct, vulgar slander, and pushing the boundaries of legal infringement. Historical parallels are also drawn with Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to underscore the dangers inherent in defining people based on group affiliation.
2025-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is serious and authoritative, combining logical argumentation with emotional warnings. The speaker uses powerful imagery (e.g., "tucking tail and running," "shaking in their boots") to warn against panic, but backs up their claims with concrete calculations and data. They emphasize that closing the border will take only ten minutes, should it become strategically necessary.
2025-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing.
The rhetorical style is demanding, insistent, and confrontational, especially toward the Prime Minister, who is accused of evading answers and playing a "cat and mouse game." Logical argumentation is employed, relying on concrete facts and expert advice, but the tone remains sharp and urgent. The speaker rejects the pretext of state secrecy, demanding a public and concrete answer.