By Plenary Sessions: Helir-Valdor Seeder

Total Sessions: 5

Fully Profiled: 5

2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu extraordinary session.
The rhetorical style is combative, direct, and intense, featuring sharp personal attacks (e.g., questioning the minister's "rapid transformation"). The speaker employs strong language (e.g., "grossly violating") and emphasizes logical arguments concerning security and parliamentary procedures, ultimately demanding a recess due to the violation of procedural rules.
2024-07-29
The 15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu.
The rhetorical style is direct and critical, encompassing both formal legal argumentation (references to specific sections) and a personal, sarcastic note (a comment regarding the advisor to the Speaker of the Riigikogu). The tone is demanding and stresses the necessity of order, employing a logical appeal rooted in the text of the law.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and combative, employing strong and condemnatory expressions (e.g., "utter nonsense," "perverse regional policy," "divide-and-rule bill"). Appeals are made both to logic (the absence of an impact analysis) and to emotion, emphasizing the unfair effect of the taxes on rural residents. The speech is formal, delivered on behalf of the parliamentary group, and includes repeated references to the different political choices made by neighboring countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Finland).
2024-07-22
15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu's extraordinary session.
The rhetorical style is critical, formal, and demanding, employing ironic allusions regarding the opposing party's avoidance of responsibility. The speaker emphasizes logical argumentation (stressing the need for "the correct diagnosis") and issues urgent procedural calls for the advancement of parliamentary democracy. The tone is predominantly confrontational and accusatory.
2024-07-15
15th Riigikogu, Extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The style is formal and persuasive, aimed at gathering support for the candidate in the Riigikogu Board elections. Direct, yet moderately critical claims are used regarding the current board, citing their insufficient performance. Appeals are based on the candidate's qualifications and values, such as the defense of democracy and sound political culture.