By Years: Kadri Tali

The political focus is heavily on elevating culture and sport into a vital economic sector and a strengthener of the nation's backbone, which directly impacts defense capability and the economy. The speaker firmly advocates for the creation of new funding mechanisms that would vigorously involve private capital, thereby avoiding the draining of the state budget during this critical time. These positions are policy- and value-based, emphasizing professionalism and the necessity of making bold decisions to advance the country. Culture and sport are treated as an investment, not an expense.

The speaker is a representative of the Eesti 200 faction, who strongly supports the government's reform agenda, particularly the vision and activities of Minister of Education Kristina Kallas. Political priorities include the implementation of the education reform, treating culture and sports as an economic sector, and emphasizing state investment in education and national defense. The political stance is reform-minded and results-based, stressing the importance of education as an investment. The speaker also supports allocating 0.25% of GDP for the defense of Ukraine.