By Plenary Sessions: Helir-Valdor Seeder

Regarding social issues, the focus is on integration and motivating the acquisition of citizenship. It supports withdrawing voting rights from stateless persons as a tool to motivate them to acquire Estonian citizenship, learn the Estonian language, and integrate better. It emphasizes that the right to vote cannot be granted based on attitude or political alignment, but rather on legal status (citizenship).

The social issue centers on the voting rights of stateless persons and Russian citizens in local elections, framing the matter as a security concern and a failure of integration. It argues that there is no difference in the political attitudes of Russian citizens and stateless persons concerning Estonian security, and therefore they should be treated as a uniform threat.

Among the social issues highlighted is a constitutional amendment concerning the voting rights of Russian citizens and stateless persons in local elections. The speaker notes that this fundamental issue has been ongoing for a long time, but its handling has been slow and substandard.

Social issues are not the primary focus of the speeches, but the speaker highlights the violation of the principle of legal certainty in the context of land tax. They draw a comparison by referencing the opposition of coalition members to stripping stateless persons of their voting rights. The submitted materials do not contain specific stances on education, healthcare, or social policy.

From the social sector perspective, local identity and the shaping of public services (education network, hospital network) are addressed as components of regional policy. It is emphasized that the formation of regional policy should proceed from a holistic approach that considers the accessibility of services.