By Plenary Sessions: Mart Maastik
Total Sessions: 7
Fully Profiled: 7
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The speaker's style is predominantly combative and insistent, utilizing dramatic expressions such as "the European Union's self-destruction program" and "green lunacy." He balances this emotional criticism with logical and economic arguments, drawing on cost analysis and the threat of losing competitiveness. He repeatedly refers to the adopted regulations as "stupidities" and a "farce."
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is urgent, confrontational, and direct, addressing the minister personally and calling into question his understanding of the consequences. Logical argumentation is employed, based on cause-and-effect chains (the specialty disappears -> the school declines -> jobs are lost). The tone is logical rather than emotional, focusing on specific figures and the fate of the institutions.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The tone is predominantly combative, critical, and forceful, utilizing strong metaphors (e.g., "a speeding train heading toward the abyss") and accusing opponents of utopian ideas and brainwashing. It appeals to both logic (economic competitiveness) and emotion (the extinction of the nation, valuing mothers). It makes frequent use of rhetorical questions and direct appeals to colleagues and the public.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
The style is critical and questioning, employing direct rhetorical questions to cast doubt on the motives behind the government's actions ("Why are you engaging in substitute activities there in the government?"). The speaker relies on logical arguments concerning logistical chaos and high expenditures, adding a personal anecdote for illustration.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is sharply critical and combative, employing strong, emotional phrases like "green insanity," "utter nonsense," and "endless money pit." The speaker relies on both logical arguments (figures regarding costs and capacity) and emotional appeals, labeling consumers as "the new cash cow." The overall tone is skeptical and urgent, warning against painting the Estonian economy into a corner.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The tone is urgent, anxious, and critical, combining personal experiences (three hours spent waiting in line) with hard facts (profit margins, depreciation, and procurement delays). An emotional appeal is employed, stressing that visiting the islands has become more expensive than a week-long vacation in Turkey. The objective is to compel the minister to take action by posing direct questions regarding the quality of the service and future plans.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is sharply aggressive and critical, employing emotional and pejorative labels (e.g., "green madness," "acting as the department's patron saint"). The speaker presents their viewpoint via a rhetorical question, emphasizing the urgency of the situation and the government's inaction. Contrast is also utilized (we here are sheep versus the real state power).