By Months: Andres Metsoja

Total Months: 19

Fully Profiled: 19

10.2025

11 Speeches

The style is formal and critical, directed at the Minister and the Chair of the session. Logical arguments and rhetorical questions are employed to highlight structural issues (e.g., reliance on subsidies, fiscal policy flaws). The tone is one of concern, particularly regarding the long-term budgetary dynamics and the distribution of revenues among local authorities.
09.2025

16 Speeches

The tone is critical, exacting, and anxious, highlighting the public's sense of chaos and the government's perceived incompetence. It employs powerful emotional appeals, referencing the abandonment of rural regions and unjust taxation. Furthermore, it raises sharp rhetorical questions regarding the absence of governmental solutions and utilizes personal anecdotes to illustrate the sheer absurdity of current regulations.
06.2025

11 Speeches

The tone is predominantly critical and urgent, especially concerning energy policy issues, employing strong phrases like "the problem of shady dealings" and "total schizophrenia." He/She balances emotional appeals for the protection of rural residents with detailed and logical arguments regarding the legal framework and procedures. Sarcasm is used to highlight bureaucratic confusion and unequal treatment.
05.2025

16 Speeches

The speaker's style is predominantly formal, but it becomes highly critical and emotionally charged when discussing environmental issues (especially regarding the infringement of property rights), using phrases like "catastrophic approach" and "having to endure terror." He/She relies heavily on logical arguments, citing violations of the constitution, the principle of equal treatment, and the absence of impact assessments, thereby calling the government's accountability into question.
04.2025

14 Speeches

The speaking style is predominantly combative and forceful, employing strong judgments (e.g., "unfair tax," "strategic confusion," "we are a bunch of incompetents"). He balances political and economic logic with emotional appeals, referencing the lack of trust and the concerns of rural residents. He uses striking personal examples (an 8.6 million euro connection fee) to underscore the absurdity of the situation.
03.2025

7 Speeches

The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and frequently critical, particularly when addressing the Prime Minister. The speaker employs robustly logical arguments, grounding them in facts, cost analysis, and regulatory anomalies (e.g., a comparison of the Finnish and Estonian energy markets). The tone is occasionally one of concern (regional anxiety) and indignation (the debate surrounding the gray passport), underscoring the necessity for transparency and proportionality.
02.2025

10 Speeches

The speaker's style is formal, analytical, and geared toward rationality, striving to be "driven by rationality." He/She frequently employs rhetorical questions to highlight political and procedural flaws ("Why have we arrived at this situation?"). When discussing the topic of pets, he/she utilizes detailed scenarios (e.g., a dog barking behind a fence) to illustrate the practical deficiencies of the draft law, ultimately expressing skepticism regarding the actual effect of the proposed solution.
01.2025

11 Speeches

The style is critical and at times emotionally charged, expressing frustration over bureaucracy and "stupid regulations," which fosters defiance toward the state. The speaker employs logical arguments and references to legislation, but illustrates them with personal examples and stories (e.g., the prohibition on cutting down a tree, lost hikers) to highlight the disconnect between central governance and reality. He uses sharp language, noting that some situations "make him want to swear" or that "something is totally messed up."
12.2024

16 Speeches

The speaker's style is analytical, formal, and often critical, utilizing strong expressions such as "absurd situation" and "schizophrenic situation." He relies primarily on logical and legal arguments, emphasizing procedural accuracy and proportionality, and is prepared to delve into details (e.g., the definition of abandoned property).
11.2024

31 Speeches

The speaker's tone is predominantly critical, worried, and skeptical, employing emotionally charged yet formal language (e.g., "very unfair," "a great disservice," "hocus pocus"). They balance logical appeals (referencing RMK cash flows, constitutional justice) with emotional concerns (e.g., the accessibility of education, the impact of regional cuts). They criticize the government's actions as having a "sense of a parallel world" and being an "empty bucket."
10.2024

8 Speeches

The rhetorical style is critical and demanding, focusing on logical arguments and insisting on accountability for government actions. Sharp metaphors are employed, such as labeling tax increases a "one-way ticket" and the economic policy a "misguided favor" (or disservice). The speaker demands direct answers and poses questions that challenge the government's fiscal responsibility and holistic planning.
09.2024

12 Speeches

The speaker's style is predominantly formal and interrogative, addressing respected chairpersons and ministers, but it also includes sharp criticism and expressions of concern. They employ both logical arguments (comparing costs and benefits, the 80 million euro investment) and emotional appeals (the community's feeling of being steamrolled, the cry for help from Southeast Estonia). They repeatedly emphasize the community's viewpoint and live in the periphery themselves, adding personal context to their arguments.
07.2024

9 Speeches

The speaker's style is critical, analytical, and formal, employing logical arguments concerning economic competitiveness and regional inequality. The tone is concerned and cautionary, particularly regarding the negative repercussions of tax hikes for the Estonian people and businesses. He/She utilizes rhetorical questions and stresses that the numbers and statistics do not lie.
06.2024

7 Speeches

The speaker adopts a passionate, sometimes combative, and emotionally charged style, employing strong language such as "mocking attitude" and "it's really getting on my nerves." He frequently contrasts urban and rural lifestyles (Porsche GT vs. Land Cruiser) and appeals to the lack of justice and integrity. Although the setting is formal (the Riigikogu chamber), the speech is highly provocative and uses numerous rhetorical questions to underscore the absurdity of the government's policies.
05.2024

5 Speeches

The rhetorical style is critical, analytical, and concerned, especially when it describes contradictions in state actions as "dissonance" and a "perplexing" situation. It uses detailed, real-world examples (the Lavassaare peat production area) to illustrate abstract political errors, preferring logical argumentation over emotional appeals. The speaker raises questions that challenge the government's simplified approach to problem-solving.
04.2024

9 Speeches

The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, particularly when dealing with inquiries, but it shifts to become highly passionate and confrontational regarding the car tax, employing strong emotional phrases such as "a clear no" and "irresponsible." There is an emphasis on the disappearance of common sense and the crucial role of a sense of justice, effectively balancing technical details against broader societal considerations.
03.2024

4 Speeches

The style is formal and question-focused, aiming to elicit clarifications from the government regarding the state of the rule of law. The tone is concerned and insistent on transparency, but transitions to being more detailed during the legislative discussion, and also incorporates light humor (specifically, the "cock saga") to illustrate the practical application of the statute.
02.2024

4 Speeches

The rhetorical style is formal, addressing the respected Chairman of the Session and the Ministers, but the content is sharply critical and at times emotional. Many rhetorical questions are employed to cast doubt on the logic and speed of the government’s actions (e.g., "Are we too slow?"). A strong emotional appeal is used on the topic of car taxation, emphasizing that the policy "causes a great deal of pain" and that the public "despises this car tax."
01.2024

14 Speeches

The speaker's style is serious, detailed, and often concerned, employing emotional appeals to underscore the gravity of the situation ("ultimate absurdity," "paranormal situation"). They rely heavily on logical arguments and specific examples (the Pärnu incident, Nursipalu, the Juminda peninsula) and demand a clear vision and accountability from the government. The overall tone is critical and demanding, particularly concerning infrastructure and economic policy.