By Months: Reili Rand

Total Months: 10

Fully Profiled: 10

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10.2025

13 Speeches

The opposition is strongly critical of the government and its ministers, specifically targeting the rigid stance taken by the Minister of Education and Research regarding the funding of school meals. They accuse the government of making value choices that foster inequality and hand out "gifts" to Estonia's wealthiest citizens. Furthermore, they question the ministers' explanations concerning the link between budget cuts and various reforms (such as those in vocational education).
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09.2025

56 Speeches

The main opponent is the governing coalition, especially the Reform Party, which faces criticism for ignoring local communities (citing the Hiiumaa education reform) and for favoring the wealthy through its tax policies. The criticism is intense and policy-based, accusing the government of "blindly ramming through" decisions and employing political "rhetorical tricks." Furthermore, government decisions that complicated police work (specifically concerning license plate recognition cameras) are also under fire.
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06.2025

30 Speeches

A strong oppositional stance, specifically criticizing the Reform Party for political maneuvering, lack of transparency, and ignoring social dialogue. It accuses the government of duplicity regarding family support and for presenting false claims in the Riigikogu. It criticizes government decisions (e.g., casual wage contracts, the Competition Act solution) as abandoning evidence-based policy-making and tossing social dialogue into the trash.
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05.2025

32 Speeches

The main opponent is the ruling coalition, especially the Reform Party, which is being accused of revoking the funding for the Haapsalu railway and disregarding gender balance. The criticism is both political (concerning cuts, ad hoc wages, and delays in the defense sector) and value-based (equating competence with being male). The opposition is intense, labeling the government's actions as unjust and hypocritical.
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04.2025

17 Speeches

The primary opposition is aimed at the conservative factions (EKRE, Isamaa, Keskerakond), who are accused of ridiculing gender equality issues and of being narrow-minded. Criticism is also leveled at the governing coalition (Reform Party, Eesti 200) for delays in transposing the pay transparency directive and for failing to set an example regarding gender balance. Opponents are further accused of ignoring the facts and trivializing the issues.
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03.2025

10 Speeches

The speaker is fiercely opposed to the policies implemented by the government and the Reform Party, criticizing the clawback of railway funding and economic decisions that prioritize the interests of a select few businesses. They also level sharp criticism at their colleagues in the EKRE and Isamaa factions who either ridicule women's equal opportunities or dismiss them as unnecessary bureaucracy.
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02.2025

1 Speeches

The main threat and antagonist is Russia, which is described as a state capable of damaging Estonia's underwater connections and possessing the necessary capabilities to do so. Criticism is directed at the external threat and hybrid activities (sabotage, information operations), which has necessitated the clarification of legal norms. Domestic political opponents are not criticized.
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06.2024

1 Speeches

The opposition is aimed at those who deem the energy strategy document insignificant and who wish to adopt a major energy policy decision without conducting a risk assessment. The criticism is procedural and policy-driven, emphasizing the necessity of scrutinizing the need for a nuclear power plant within Estonia’s energy system.
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05.2024

1 Speeches

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04.2024

1 Speeches

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