By Plenary Sessions: Helir-Valdor Seeder
Total Sessions: 5
Fully Profiled: 5
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The speaker's style is predominantly critical and forceful, employing strong metaphors (e.g., "Social Democrats' ears," "Brezhnev's package," "the final nail in the coffin") to characterize the coalition's actions. He combines legal argumentation (a logical appeal) with emotional calls for statesmanship and a sense of justice. While acknowledging the existence of risks, he remains optimistic about the possibility of finding common ground, urging coalition members to break free from their "chains."
2024-11-20
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing.
The rhetorical style is confrontational and critical, beginning with a direct reprimand of the prime minister for spreading context-free and false information. It employs strong emotional terms such as "hostages," "dictate," and "scare stories," while simultaneously relying on logical and historical arguments.
2024-11-18
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth Session, Plenary Session
The rhetorical style is sharply critical, accusatory, and insistent, employing powerful metaphors such as "tax carnival" and analogies involving a farmer sowing at the wrong time. The speaker maintains a formal demeanor but presents logical arguments, focusing on procedural and ethical violations, and demands that the Prime Minister acknowledge these errors.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
The style is resolute, critical, and at times highly confrontational, employing strong language such as "violent and malicious interpretation" and referencing legal violations that occur "as a chain reaction." The speaker primarily appeals to logic and legality, repeatedly demanding a vote and protesting against unfair proceedings. While longer speeches are structured and analytical, the overall tone remains one of concern and protest.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, information briefing
The tone is urgent, combative, and highly critical, employing strong metaphors such as "a specter is roaming around Estonia" and labeling the activity "foolish displacement activity." The appeals blend logic (administrative rationale, historical division) and emotional pressure, demanding the minister halt the action. The style remains formal, yet it contains sharp accusations directed at the officials.