By Months: Rain Epler
Total Months: 19
Fully Profiled: 19
10.2025
48 Speeches
The speaker is positioned in the opposition, focusing on criticizing the leadership style and ideas of the government and the Minister of Finance. The main themes include the philosophy of governance, budget transparency, and the minister’s desire to silence critical voices. The overall stance is strongly geared toward demanding action and accountability from the government.
09.2025
35 Speeches
The speaker’s position is strongly anti-government and value-driven, focusing on the crisis of democracy and the threat of bureaucratic overreach. Key themes include energy security (opposition to wind and solar power, support for nuclear energy and national independence), transparency in defense spending, and protecting personal freedoms against Orwellian totalitarianism. The political objective is to bring down the ruling coalition (the Reform Party, Eesti 200, and the Social Democrats) and exclude them from governing the country.
06.2025
43 Speeches
A strong opposition stance regarding government policies, focusing primarily on green energy (wind farms are harmful and expensive) and state surveillance (the "super database"). The political framework is a mix of value-based criticism (property rights, privacy) and performance-based criticism (bureaucracy, inefficiency). He/She is strongly opposed to any increase in the tax burden and supports abolishing the car tax.
05.2025
65 Speeches
Strong opposition to the government's liberal elite and the "madness" they are pushing, especially concerning the green transition and tax hikes. The political focus is centered on dispatchable energy solutions (oil shale, nuclear power) and improving the economy's competitiveness through affordable energy input. Criticism is primarily aimed at the government's incompetence, sloppy governance, and outright lying (for example, concerning taxes).
04.2025
54 Speeches
The political position is strongly oppositional, focusing on the government's failure to manage the economy and the energy sector. Key issues include energy security (supporting oil shale and nuclear energy) and improving the financial well-being of families (opposing tax hikes and demanding a reduction in VAT on foodstuffs). The political platform is framed by criticism that Brussels and foreign interests are being prioritized over Estonian national interests. The stance is strong and value-based, accusing the government of engaging in "steamroller politics" and practicing "number magic."
03.2025
17 Speeches
The political stance is one of strong opposition, demanding the prime minister’s resignation and snap elections, arguing that the coalition has damaged Estonia and is operating without a grand strategy. The speaker accuses the government of political maneuvering and a lack of vision, calling the prime minister a "weather vane" who shifts their views based on approval ratings. The key issues are the unfair car tax and the instability of the government.
02.2025
18 Speeches
The politician is a powerful opposition figure who criticizes the government's actions both in fiscal policy (budget deterioration) and in the energy sector (the 2.6 billion euro scheme). He highlights the government's undemocratic nature and dishonesty (tax hikes, obfuscation), and firmly maintains the position that the right to vote should belong exclusively to Estonian citizens. A significant focus is also placed on defending allied relations, sharply criticizing the statements made by the coalition partner (Läänemets) regarding the USA.
01.2025
45 Speeches
The political focus is heavily zeroed in on opposing the government’s energy, economic, and social policies, particularly concerning the green transition and tax hikes. They emphasize the necessity of returning to "normality" and criticize the government’s poor quality of leadership and ideological revisionism. These positions are predominantly value-based and fiercely oppositional, though they simultaneously acknowledge positive shifts in the Prime Minister's stance (for example, regarding oil shale).
12.2024
19 Speeches
The speaker is strongly oppositional, focusing their criticism on the government's fiscal policy (tax hikes, deterioration of the budget position) and administrative culture (ministerial accountability, activity-based budgeting). They express robust support for the political direction in the USA (Donald Trump) and are critical of the hypocrisy surrounding the UN and the European Green Transition. Their positions are strongly value-based and centered on exposing the inefficiency and duplicity of the government's actions.
11.2024
38 Speeches
The political stance is fiercely oppositional, leveling accusations against the Reform Party-led governments (since 2021) regarding economic and social decline. Key issues include resistance to the green transition, the disarray of public finances, and the defense of social values against the "red" government. The policy framework is heavily focused on outcomes and values, highlighting the government's failures and ideological errors.
10.2024
73 Speeches
The speaker adopts a strongly oppositional stance, focusing on sharp criticism of the government's economic policies (tax hikes, budget cuts) and social policies (reduction of family benefits). Key themes include the economic recession, the erosion of families' sense of security, and the government's unethical conduct. The political framework blends value-based criticism (protecting children and families) with results-based criticism (economic decline, budgetary inaccuracies). He/She emphasizes that the opposition's actions have yielded results (the postponement of the tax hump and the withdrawal of the draft Child Protection Act).
09.2024
32 Speeches
A strong opposition stance, focused on opposing government policies in the areas of energy, taxation, and environmental restrictions. Key themes include opposition to the 'green frenzy,' the protection of private property, and criticism of the rising tax burden, accusing the government of harming the economy and employing unfair tactics. The political framework is distinctly value-based, emphasizing traditional values and economic logic. There is particularly strong opposition to prioritizing the development of renewable energy and the progressive income tax.
07.2024
17 Speeches
The speaker is a forceful and vocal opponent of the governing coalition (the Reform Party and the Social Democrats), focusing heavily on economic failure and rising taxes. Their main argument is that new taxes, especially the proposed car tax, are fundamentally wrong and damaging to the country during an economic recession. They accuse the coalition of consciously and cynically acting against the interests of the state and the people. The political framing is strongly performance-based, criticizing the government's poor track record and the violation of democratic principles.
06.2024
22 Speeches
The political stance is fiercely oppositional, centered on sharp criticism of the government's activities and its legislative procedural practices. Key issues include opposing the car tax, the worsening state of public finances, and prioritizing nuclear energy over renewables. The narrative framing targets government incompetence, the breaking of promises made to voters, and unfair tax policies.
05.2024
36 Speeches
The political stance is strongly oppositional, centered on criticizing the government's activities and its failure to deliver on promises (such as the income tax exemption for pensions). Key themes include opposition to the green transition, the defense of conservative social values, and drawing attention to the government's inefficiency and dishonesty. The political framework is clearly value-based and highly critical of the government’s performance, labeling the current administration "Estonia's worst government."
04.2024
51 Speeches
The speaker is a strong ideological opponent of the ruling coalition, particularly the Reform Party and the Social Democrats, focusing heavily on the government's broken promises and financial recklessness. Key themes include opposing the ideological constraints of the green transition, defending national security and energy supply reliability, and criticizing cuts to social protection (pensions, child benefits). The political stance is strongly value-based (honesty, property rights) and results-oriented (highlighting the inefficiency and harmfulness of the government's actions).
03.2024
64 Speeches
The political stance is strongly oppositional, focusing on sharp criticism of the government's economic and energy policies (tax hikes, abandoning the bank tax, the green transition). This political approach is framed both by highlighting the government's incompetence (demagoguery, PR bubbles) and by emphasizing value-based defense (large families, rural residents, energy security). The speaker expresses concern over the overall "gloomy atmosphere" of the Estonian economy, contrasting this with the Prime Minister's optimistic rhetoric.
02.2024
5 Speeches
The speaker is strongly value-driven, emphasizing the necessity of a clear worldview in politics and favoring the promotion of entrepreneurship over the distribution-based approach championed by the social democrats. He firmly supports tax reductions (VAT, fuel excise duty) and views profit in business as an entirely good and necessary outcome. His political stance clearly favors economic growth and business development.
01.2024
47 Speeches
The political stance is strongly oppositional and critical of the government's actions, focusing on the economic recession, tax hikes, and the negative impacts of the green transition. The most pressing issues are the decline in Estonia's competitiveness (especially concerning electricity prices), the demographic crisis, and uncontrolled immigration. The criticism is primarily aimed at the effectiveness of the government's performance and its value-based choices, asserting that the country is heading in the wrong direction.