By Plenary Sessions: Andres Metsoja
Total Sessions: 5
Fully Profiled: 5
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The tone is critical and direct, emphasizing the failure of regional policy and the "cry for help" from entrepreneurs in Southeast Estonia. Logical appeals and rhetorical questions are employed to draw attention to the threat of increasing bureaucracy. The style is formal, but includes strong judgments (e.g., that subsidies "serve no purpose").
2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The style is analytical, critical, and context-based, often utilizing rhetorical questions and personal examples (life near a wind farm) to support the arguments. The speaker employs strong conceptual phrases (a massive disservice/blunder, cataclysm, scare tactic) and emphasizes the need to see the whole picture and maintain proportionality. He/She seeks to alleviate radical polarization while simultaneously acknowledging the context of the energy crisis.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The style is formal and analytical, beginning with an acknowledgment of the Chancellor of Justice's report. Logical argumentation is employed, focusing on legal and budgetary contradictions. The address concludes with a sharp rhetorical question regarding the necessity of implementing constitutional obstruction, underscoring the gravity of the situation.
2024-09-16
The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is direct and interrogative, using demanding rhetorical questions when addressing the minister to obtain clarifications for the public. The tone is critical and concerned, emphasizing the poor state of the budget and regional injustice. The appeal combines logical arguments (the size of the investment, the budget) with regional sensitivity ("most Pärnu residents understand, after all").
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The style is formal (addressing the Chair and the Minister) but anxious and urgent, employing emotionally charged language (for example, the closure of institutions is referred to as "blows"). The speaker combines a logical argument regarding Pärnu's strategic importance with a direct regional appeal ("Pärnu residents are still waiting for the battalion to return").