By Plenary Sessions: Helir-Valdor Seeder

Total Sessions: 8

Fully Profiled: 8

2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus centers on opposing the amendment to the Land Tax Act, emphasizing its poor quality and contradiction with the established legal order. Specifically, criticism is directed at the repeal of the previous 10% annual increase cap, which violates the legal certainty afforded to landowners.
2024-05-28
15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is on opposing the tax reform bill currently under consideration and halting its proceedings. The speaker supports Isamaa’s sole amendment proposal, which calls for the postponement of the reform until 2028. He demands that the initiator be allowed to interrupt the second reading, withdraw the bill, or simply shelve it, in order to prevent moving forward with this "stupid bill."
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The primary legislative focus is opposition to a draft bill that establishes an additional reporting mechanism and increases bureaucracy. The speaker is an active opponent, criticizing both the substance of the bill (the expanded transposition of the directive) and procedural irregularity (the bundling of amendments contrary to the Rules of Procedure Act).
2024-05-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The main legislative priority is the suspension of voting rights for Russian and Belarusian citizens, emphasizing a readiness to amend the constitution if necessary. The speaker is critical of the government's failure to develop the legal framework they promised in the coalition agreement. Furthermore, there is support for bills that mandate the transition to Estonian-language education and the broader use of the Estonian language.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.
The main legislative priorities are initiating and supporting Bill 387 (amendment of the Local Government Council Election Act, restricting the voting rights of third-country nationals). The second focus is opposition to the transposition of the EU Whistleblowers Directive (the "snitching law"). Furthermore, the speaker is strongly focused on demanding adherence to the Riigikogu Rules of Procedure and Internal Rules Act, opposing the bundling of opposition amendments.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
The main legislative priority is the creation of a legal framework for suspending or terminating the voting rights of Russian and Belarusian citizens, stressing the need to initiate constitutional amendments. The speaker supports these initiatives and criticizes the government for failing to present any initiatives for over a year.
2024-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is the draft amendment to the Electoral Law (m-voting), which the speaker strongly opposes. He emphasizes the need for a complex and comprehensive reform of the Electoral Law that would address issues of proportionality and uniformity. He is also actively raising procedural questions, criticizing the legality of how the bill is being processed.
2024-05-02
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus centers on the rejection of new tax laws (the sugar tax, the car tax), proposing that the bill be rejected during the first reading. He/She is an active initiator and supporter of a political statement concerning security and the activities of the Moscow Patriarchate in Estonia. Significant emphasis is placed on the quality of lawmaking and procedural correctness.