By Plenary Sessions: Stig Rästa

Total Sessions: 6

Fully Profiled: 6

2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is very emotional, optimistic, and motivating, using strong appeals to the heart and genuine sincerity. The speaker contrasts financial limitations with human will and ingenuity, stressing that willingness and caring cost nothing, but their value is immeasurable. Simple, repetitive, and inclusive language is used ("dear friends," "our common promise").
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The style is formal and analytical, respectfully addressing the presiding officer and the speaker. A logical appeal is employed, presenting a specific economic fact followed by a carefully considered question, with the aim of initiating discussion.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The tone of the speech is urgent and persuasive, calling for immediate action. A balanced approach is employed, combining logical arguments (the necessity of tools, the international context) with a personal and emotional appeal (as a parent, I feel safer). The style is formal and focuses on resolving inherent conflicts (privacy versus security) through the establishment of trust.
2025-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is analytical, formal, and strategic, underscoring the gravity of the issue (the productivity lag). The appeals are primarily logical and data-driven, utilizing comparisons with the levels seen in the European Union and the Nordic countries. The speaker employs a clear structure, first presenting the problems and then the solutions (first, second, third), concluding with a call for responsibility and vision.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is personal, emotional, and persuasive, utilizing narrative elements (references to his daughters and his spouse's experiences) to reinforce the political message. The speaker employs a moral appeal, stressing the necessity for the Estonian man to change and the state's obligation to take human rights seriously. The tone is rousing and forward-looking, emphasizing that this is not merely a legal stance, but a moral one as well.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style of address is formal, solemn, and obligatory, suitable for the oath of office ceremony before the plenary session of the Riigikogu. The tone is respectful and institutional, focusing on the procedural declaration rather than emotional or logical persuasion.