By Plenary Sessions: Helir-Valdor Seeder

The speaker initiated Bill 527 alongside MPs from Isamaa, EKRE, and non-attached members (26–28 members), and claims they originally sought broad-based consensus. He is ready to compromise, offering to drop the bilateral agreements provision from his bill if the coalition drops the ambiguous registration clause. The aim is to merge the best elements of both drafts to achieve a legally clean result.

The speaker asserts that they are seeking broad common ground and consensus in parliament, suggesting the unification of overlapping draft legislation put forward by Isamaa and the coalition. He accuses the coalition of refusing to cooperate and excluding the opposition from the bill's development. He stresses that consensus is achievable if the coalition partners would allow their members a free vote.

The speaker values broad-based compromise and consensus, highlighting the previous land tax reform—which involved the opposition, the coalition, and stakeholders—as a positive example. The current government is being criticized for destroying this consensus and acting unilaterally.

The speaker works in close cooperation with their faction (Isamaa), submitting amendments and delivering the faction speech on their behalf. They also support the voting on proposals made by other opposition members (e.g., Andres Metsoja). Cooperation with the governing coalition is poor, as the speaker views their actions as malicious violence and lawbreaking.

In terms of cooperation, the necessity of a cross-governmental approach is stressed, urging the minister to agree with the Prime Minister on prioritizing regional policy across the government as a whole. The speaker views regional policy as a domain that should be integrated into the activities of every ministry (e.g., the Ministry of Education and Health).