Session Profile: Riina Solman
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
2025-09-24
Political Position
The political focus is heavily on regional policy and the problems associated with sparsely populated areas. The speaker is concerned about the depopulation of rural areas and the resulting public expenditures. He/she demands concrete plans for restoring financial instruments to local governments in order to support rural life and halt the population outflow.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise on the topics of regional policy, demographic migration, and the financing of local municipalities. They utilize specific terminology such as "dispersed settlement," "growth centers," and "the restoration of financial instruments." This expertise is further evidenced by linking migration directly to the costs incurred by the state.
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Rhetorical Style
The style is formal and respectful, addressing the Speaker of the Riigikogu and the rapporteur. The speech is logical and analytical, focusing on demanding specific political plans and solutions. The tone is concerned, emphasizing the seriousness of the problem ("tends to become even more depleted").
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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
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Collaboration Style
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Regional Focus
The focus is heavily regional, emphasizing the depopulation of scattered settlements and the migration of people towards major centers (Tallinn and the surrounding Tartu area). Specific mention is made of the problems facing Ida-Virumaa and the islands, areas from which the population is moving away.
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Economic Views
Supports the central redistribution of income to local governments through financial instruments, seeing this as part of supporting rural areas. It views the depopulation of rural areas as an economic problem that increases state costs.
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Social Issues
It focuses on social sustainability in rural areas and the negative impact of population out-migration. The aim is to ensure the viability of rural life and halt the exodus of residents to major urban centers.
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Legislative Focus
The priority is the reinstatement of financial instruments for local municipalities and measures aimed at bringing the population back to rural areas. The speaker is acting as the one clarifying the political plans and demanding solutions from the presenter.
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