By Plenary Sessions: Reili Rand
Total Sessions: 3
Fully Profiled: 3
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The political position is strongly opposed to the government's fiscal policy, particularly regarding the permanent establishment of the VAT increase while simultaneously abolishing the contribution of entrepreneurs to national defense. The central theme is the deterioration of the livelihood of the Estonian people, emphasizing that the government prioritizes "supporting the business interests of the few" over broader welfare. This constitutes a strongly results-based criticism directed at the government's priorities.
2025-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus centers on the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This ratification is strongly backed, viewed both as a moral imperative and an international obligation. The stance is values-driven, underscoring women's rights as fundamental human rights and highlighting the crucial importance of gender equality. Those who dismiss equal opportunities as mere unnecessary bureaucracy draw criticism, and the continued failure to ratify is widely regarded as a decades-long outstanding debt.
2025-03-18
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth sitting, plenary session
The speaker's main themes are reducing the influence of campaign financing and steering the economy toward higher added value. He strongly supports imposing a cap on election spending to halt the "arms race" of political campaigns. He also voices concern over the government's plans to import cheap labor, arguing this could impede digitalization and thus questioning the direction of the current immigration policy.