By Months: Kersti Sarapuu
Total Months: 14
Fully Profiled: 14
09.2025
2 Speeches
The political position focuses heavily on regional policy and issues affecting rural life, emphasizing inequality and population outflow. The speaker takes a firm stance on the necessity of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in rural areas to prevent their disappearance. The focus is clearly policy-driven and results-oriented, seeking solutions to mitigate economic inequality.
06.2025
1 Speeches
The political position supports the coalition agreement and focuses on the details. The speaker emphasizes strong support for regional development, especially Central Estonia and areas affected by market failure, as well as improving housing affordability for young families. The focus is on the speed and precision of policy implementation, referencing a specific point and a quarterly deadline.
05.2025
1 Speeches
The political position focuses on the sustainable utilization of oil shale, emphasizing the need to reduce the CO2 footprint and obtain by-products (e.g., in medicine). The speaker supports this direction, believing that the value of the by-products and the reduction of environmental impact justify the expensive price of electricity. This position is strongly policy- and technology-based.
04.2025
2 Speeches
The speaker focuses on social and security-related issues, emphasizing the protection of child custody rights and the crucial importance of sports funding as a guarantor of national security. He/She sharply criticizes the impact of austerity measures on the sports sector and demands concrete solutions from the minister regarding both social welfare cases and coaches’ remuneration. His/Her position is grounded in values (family peace) and oriented toward results (demanding action from the minister).
03.2025
1 Speeches
The political focus centers on the unevenness of Estonia's regional development and the inequitable distribution of investments. The speaker criticizes Central Estonia for being relegated to the "role of the poor relation" and forcefully demands measures to boost the region's prosperity, prioritizing comprehensive national development. The position is highly critical of the outcomes of the current investment policy.
02.2025
1 Speeches
The political focus is heavily directed toward solving the energy crisis, which is deemed highly complex and serious. The speaker criticizes the government's fragmented and campaign-driven approach, proposing instead a structural solution: the establishment of a unified Ministry of Energy and the creation of a comprehensive energy development plan. This position is policy-driven, stressing the necessity of a holistic solution covering all energy sources, including support for nuclear energy.
01.2025
2 Speeches
The political position is highly rhetoric-driven and confrontational, criticizing the Reform Party’s previous decisions to withdraw structural funds from hospital and railway construction, labeling those decisions as petty and malicious. The speaker supports state investment for the continuation of these vital infrastructure projects. Focus is also placed on the practical and temporal consequences of annulling the new motor vehicle tax law.
12.2024
2 Speeches
The political focus is twofold: at the international level, the protection of the status and immunity of representatives within the context of the agreement between Mozambique and the EU, and at the social level, the practical implementation of international child protection conventions in Estonia. The approach is inquisitive and solution-oriented, seeking concrete benefits for citizens and clarity on legal issues.
11.2024
1 Speeches
The political position centers on expanding the list of national holidays, strongly advocating for the second day of Easter to be established as a public holiday. This is a long-standing and consistent position that the speaker has previously introduced in the Riigikogu as the leader of the Center Faction. The framing of this stance is policy-based, emphasizing the repeated presentation of the legislative objective.
09.2024
5 Speeches
The political focus is directed towards the efficiency of state finances and responsible spending, particularly concerning defense procurement, where the demand is for cheaper solutions and larger volumes. Emphasis is also placed on resolving social issues that prevent taxpayers from entering the labor market, specifically citing funding deficits in local municipalities for support personnel for children with special needs. His/Her approach is strongly results-oriented and centered on achieving maximum value for public funds.
05.2024
4 Speeches
The political focus is on economic growth, emphasizing the utilization of subsoil resources to achieve a significant developmental leap. Concern has also been raised regarding the high financing costs faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in rural areas. In the social sphere, the priority is supporting parents of children with special needs by ensuring they have access to childcare services. The political framework is distinctly policy- and solution-driven, aiming to identify concrete measures.
04.2024
1 Speeches
The central theme is the justification for the new tax, with the speaker questioning the Finance Minister's assertion that it is a tax designed to promote environmental sustainability. The stance is moderately critical and policy-driven, focusing on challenging the framework of the bill presented by the government.
03.2024
2 Speeches
The political focus is on the bottlenecks in education and social welfare, particularly the shortage of engineering and technical specialists and the insufficient funding of special care services. Policy demands are being presented, specifically asking the minister for concrete measures and solutions to address these long-standing issues. The approach is results-oriented, emphasizing the necessity of implementing tangible solutions.
02.2024
2 Speeches
The political focus is on ensuring the economy's competitiveness through a stable energy policy. The speaker strongly emphasizes the necessity of keeping electricity prices under control, while simultaneously criticizing the logic of the green transition, which, they argue, exacerbates the energy deficit. They support Isamaa's proposal to create dispatchable capacity and ensure long-term supply security, with the ultimate goal of achieving a competitive electricity price.