By Plenary Sessions: Urmas Reinsalu

The main confrontation is aimed at Infrastructure Minister Vladimir Svet, who is deemed unfit for the post due to his previous statements. The criticism is intense, value-driven, and ethical in nature, precluding any compromise on fundamental values. Secondarily, Prime Minister Kristen Michal and the ruling coalition are being criticized for failing to intervene in the personnel selection process or adequately resolve the issue from the outset.

The primary standoff is aimed at the Kallas/Michal government and the Reform Party, who stand accused of systematically generating instability and violating the rules of parliamentary procedure. The criticism is both policy- and procedure-based, accusing the government of ignoring the will of the people (signals from the European Parliament elections). The opposition is intense and uncompromising, promising the repeal of the car tax.

The main criticism is directed at Kristen Michal's government and the ruling coalition as a whole, especially the Reform Party and the Social Democrats (SDE). The criticism is both political (tax hikes, deepening the economic recession) and value-based (a lack of decisiveness in stripping voting rights from citizens of the aggressor state). He demands a motion of no confidence against the appointed Minister of Infrastructure due to his political positions following the annexation of Crimea.

The speaker is in strong opposition to the government (Mr. Michal), criticizing both the minister's (Sveti's) value-based positions regarding Crimea and the government's economic policy. The criticism is aimed both at the policy itself (raising the tax burden) and at the budget procedures (the transfer of large sums and the dramatic severity of the cuts). He rejects the government's attempt to use the issue of pension reduction as a defense tactic.

The opposition is aimed at the enforcement schedule of the government's planned car tax, criticizing the procedural acceleration which violates the six-month advance notification requirement stemming from the Taxation Procedure Act. The criticism is rigorous and based on legal propriety, not personal attacks.