By Agendas: Aleksandr Tšaplõgin

Total Agendas: 126

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2025-10-16
Debate on the nationally important issue "Why is food expensive?", initiated by the Estonian Centre Party faction.

XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting

The rhetorical style is respectful and appreciative, addressing the colleague with compliments regarding their competence and humanity. The speaker raises direct and challenging policy questions, relying on logical arguments and comparative data (salary and pension levels). The tone is concerned and solution-oriented, rather than confrontational.
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2025-10-09
First Reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Value-Added Tax Act (661 SE)

The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting

The rhetorical style is sharp, confrontational, and accusatory, employing a sarcastic introduction ("a very nice speech," "so sincerely"). The speaker poses direct questions and concludes by accusing the opponent of lying ("Why are you lying?"), which demonstrates a high level of intensity.
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2025-10-08
2025 Report by the Minister of Social Affairs on the Implementation of the National Long-Term Development Strategy "Estonia 2035"

The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting

The style is formal ("Dear Minister!"), direct, and demanding, posing two pointed questions about a critical issue. The tone is concerned and focuses on the logical link between lack of funding and poor service, demanding an answer regarding both the deficit amount and the prospect of securing those funds.
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2025-10-07
First Reading of the 2026 State Budget Bill (737 SE)

The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting

The tone is serious and urgent, highlighting the existence of poverty as a critical national issue. The style is direct and interrogative, employing an emotional appeal (thousands of people taking out loans) to demand a political solution from the minister.
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2025-09-10
Information session

15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, press briefing

The rhetorical style is formal and procedural, yet simultaneously demanding and challenging, particularly when addressing the government. Although the speaker employs a polite form of address ("Olge nii lahke!" / "Would you be so kind!"), they present sharp demands, such as requiring the prime minister to apologize for insulting a colleague.
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2025-09-04
Chair implementation

15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu

The tone is predominantly confrontational and critical, especially when addressing the government and the prime minister. Emotional appeals against the government's actions are employed ("enough already with digging into the people's pockets!") and very specific and personal accusations are leveled against media executives during inquiries. While the style remains formal within the context of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament), the content is often sharp, containing direct moral judgments.
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2025-06-18
Draft law amending the Planning Act and other laws (accelerating the adoption of renewable energy) (541 SE) – third reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is highly combative and critical, employing strong emotional terms such as "great deception" and "swindlers." The appeal focuses on the economic consequences (consumer impoverishment, reduced production) and includes moral criticism directed at illicit enrichment. The tone is formal, but the content is sharply adversarial.
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2025-06-18
The Future of Energy

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing

The rhetorical style is formal, critical, and strongly logical, presenting objections to the policy through questions and data. The speaker employs an investigative approach to expose market dishonesty and speculation, directly accusing Elering and its partners of pocketing the price differences. The tone is demanding and skeptical.
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2025-06-11
Draft law amending the Church and Religious Communities Act (570 UA) – second reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The style is critical and argumentative, employing strong phrases such as "politically biased law" and "muzzling society." The speaker relies on authoritative citations (President Karis) and emphasizes logical and legal argumentation concerning the rule of law. The tone is formal and persuasive, with the goal of rejecting the draft legislation.
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2025-06-11
Draft law amending the simplified taxation act for entrepreneurs and the income tax act, and repealing the security tax act – second reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is combative, critical, and forceful, highlighting the government's repeated mistakes and its failure to understand economic laws. Logical appeals are employed, drawing on historical parallels (the 2009 crisis) and fundamental economic principles to justify the necessity of lowering taxes. The speech concludes with a clear political demand for a change in government.
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2025-06-09
Inquiry Regarding the Spread of Poverty in Estonia (No. 757)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is sharply critical and penetrating, employing strong emotional phrases ("shameful 200 euros," "insane burning," "robbing working people") and comparisons. The speech relies heavily on logical arguments and statistical data to underscore the injustice and incompetence of the state's priorities, thereby drawing a stark contrast between wealth and poverty.
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2025-06-04
Trust crisis

15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing

The rhetorical style is extremely combative, critical, and urgent, describing the situation as the "darkest period" of Estonian democracy. Both logical appeals (references to analysts, figures) and strong emotional assessments ("ridiculous," "devastatingly," "by deceit") are employed. One speaker also uses slight condescension, explaining security concepts "for someone with a primitive understanding."
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2025-06-03
The Minister of Public Administration's 2025 presentation on the implementation of the state's long-term development strategy "Estonia 2035"

Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth session, plenary session

The style is formal and direct, addressing the esteemed presiding officer of the session and the minister. The emphasis is on a logical and fact-based approach, presenting sequential, numbered questions that require specific data regarding the project's viability and security.
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2025-06-02
First reading of the draft law on the state's supplementary budget for 2025 (651 SE)

15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session

The style is polite and respectful ("esteemed minister"), but the content is critical and questioning. The speaker employs logical argumentation, relying on a statistical claim (Estonia's top ranking in terms of the number of officials) to underscore the necessity of cutting administrative costs.
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2025-05-13
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu "Organizing a referendum on the question of electricity production from oil shale" (581 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session

The rhetorical style is confrontational and direct, employing sharp questions to cast doubt on the opponent's motives ("Don't you trust your own people?"). The speaker combines logical data (the total sum of subsidies) with a powerful emotional appeal concerning the financial well-being of the populace ("Don't you feel sorry for our people?").
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2025-05-07
Draft law amending the Unemployment Insurance Act and, in consequence thereof, amending other laws (519 SE) – Second Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is critical and argumentative, focusing on logical appeals and budget data. Strong judgments are employed, labeling social cuts as "strange" and the green transition as "insane," which communicates a sense of moral opposition. The speaker attempts to keep the focus on the draft bill rather than on other political parties, stressing that the social sector is not an area for cost-cutting.
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2025-05-07
Draft law amending the Planning Act and other laws (accelerating the adoption of renewable energy) (541 SE) - second reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is critical, serious, and cautionary, emphasizing potential negative consequences, such as the risk of being left in the dark and freezing. The speaker employs logical appeals, relying on economic and technical arguments (double expenditure, unreliability). The tone is official and formal, maintaining a respectful address toward the session chairman.
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2025-05-07
Food safety

15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is formal, critical, and insistent, emphasizing the direness of the situation and the vulnerability faced in the presence of global risks. The speaker relies heavily on logical arguments and concrete data, posing direct questions and rejecting ambiguous answers.
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2025-04-21
First reading of the draft resolution "Establishment of a Riigikogu investigative committee to examine the security of the Riigikogu e-election process" (576 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and structured, posing three specific and critical core questions to the presenter. The tone is analytical and inquisitive, highlighting logical contradictions (e.g., the case of Russia and Venezuela) and procedural inconsistencies. The speaker employs an appeal to logic to draw attention to the system's deficiencies.
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2025-04-14
Inquiry regarding the energy sector (no. 724)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The tone is critical, accusatory, and urgent, highlighting the paradoxical and cynical nature of the situation. The speaker relies heavily on logical arguments and statistical data (e.g., a 15-fold price difference, 89% speculation) to substantiate their claims regarding market failure. Strong terminology, such as "speculators" and "super-profits," is employed to underscore the injustice of the situation and the necessity of political will.
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2025-04-09
Who leads Estonia’s finances

15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is confrontational, formal, and centered on holding ministers accountable. The speaker leans heavily on logical inconsistencies and official quotes to cast doubt on the minister's trustworthiness and competence. The third speech serves as a direct clarification, confirming the existence of the cited sources (ERR, Riigikogu transcripts).
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2025-03-26
Draft law amending the Church and Religious Communities Act (570 SE) – second reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetoric is highly combative, accusatory, and emotional, employing strong historical parallels (Bolsheviks, Lenin, red commissars) and a personal family narrative (grandfathers' participation in the War of Independence). Rhetorical questions and emotional appeals are used (shame, sorrow for the spilled blood), contrasting sharply with the logical demand for evidence.
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2025-03-26
Draft law amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (536 SE) – Third Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is sharp, accusatory, and penetrating, emphasizing that the events unfolding do not constitute "normal lawmaking." It employs both logical arguments (statistics, constitutional violations) and emotional appeals, accusing opponents of dividing and destroying the state for the sake of political and financial interests. The speech maintains a formal tone but includes strong judgments ("insane green policy," "unlawfulness").
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2025-03-24
Draft law amending the Electricity Market Act (568 SE) - First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.

The rhetorical style is highly combative, accusatory, and urgent, repeatedly employing strong terms such as "lying," "insane plan," and "green socialism." The appeals target both logic (competition) and emotion (the impoverishment of the people), emphasizing the abnormal nature of the situation. Contrast is drawn between the government's claims and the actual data from Eesti Energia in order to discredit the government's trustworthiness.
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2025-03-19
Market economy in Estonia

15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing.

The rhetorical style is sharply critical and confrontational, often employing rhetorical questions to challenge the government and demand direct answers. Irony ("iron logic") and a strong moral framework are utilized, comparing the situation to underdeveloped African nations and highlighting the absence of honesty and logic.
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2025-03-17
Inquiry regarding the financing of Russian-language Delfi and ETV+

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is critical and combative, utilizing provocative examples (sex toys, group sex) and rhetorical questions to challenge the government's policy. The speaker balances formal address with emotional appeal, expressing sadness as a taxpayer and raising suspicions regarding the violation of democratic values.
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2025-03-12
Government foreign policy

The 15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.

The rhetorical style is formal and sharply questioning, focusing on logical argumentation and facts. Direct quotes and references to specific events (e.g., Rubio’s refusal to meet) are utilized as the basis for the criticism. The tone is controlling and demands clear accountability from the government.
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2025-03-10
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu “Establishment of a Riigikogu investigative committee to examine the circumstances related to the termination of Nordica’s activities” (543 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal, critical, and interrogative, employing sharp rhetorical questions to challenge the government's actions and motives. The tone is logical and relies on highlighting past failures (such as Estonian Air), while strictly avoiding emotional appeals.
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2025-02-19
Draft law amending the Church and Religious Communities Act (570 SE) – First Reading

15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is confrontational and accusatory, employing strong emotional appeals and historical parallels, comparing opponents to Bolsheviks. The speaker utilizes a visual aid (an old photograph) and repeatedly poses rhetorical questions, including a personal challenge regarding the minister's faith.
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2025-02-18
Draft resolution "Proposal to the Republic of Estonia's Government Regarding the Imposition of a Temporary Solidarity Tax on the Banking Sector" (535 OE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is highly combative, emotional, and accusatory, employing sharp moral language to criticize the government and bankers ("it is embarrassing to listen," "shamelessly emptying," "robbing the poor"). Strong contrasts are utilized (Swedish bankers vs. starving Estonians) to create moral appeals. The discourse is value-based and emotional rather than technical, with the goal of generating public outrage.
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2025-01-29
The Chancellor of Justice's proposal to align the Electricity Market Act with the Constitution.

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is direct, critical, and ideological, employing strong contrasts (such as market economy versus socialism). The speaker demands logical consistency and rejects merely cosmetic measures, emphasizing the fundamental nature of the problem while labeling the current situation as absurd.
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2025-01-22
Draft law amending the Value Added Tax Act (539 SE) - First Reading

15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.

The rhetorical style is critical and, at times, combative, employing rhetorical questions to cast doubt on the opposing side's positions, such as those concerning the value of cheap versus expensive food. The speaker balances logical arguments (citing European experience) with a powerful value-based appeal, stressing the importance of solidarity.
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2025-01-15
Draft law amending the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Health Insurance Act (504 SE) - First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is concise, direct, and logical, emphasizing the simplicity and clarity of its message. The appeal balances humanitarian concerns (protecting health) with strong economic arguments (cost savings). The speaker employs a rational approach to persuasion, noting that the benefit of the solution is clear even to a schoolchild.
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2024-12-18
Estonian and Georgian relations

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing

The rhetorical style is formal, yet sharply interrogative and critical, employing logical arguments and rhetorical questions to expose the government's potential double standards. Specifically, the second speech utilizes a provocative hypothetical scenario (Molotov cocktails) to elicit a response, which significantly heightens the dramatic tension of the delivery.
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2024-12-11
Third reading of the draft law on the 2025 state budget (513 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The speaker's tone is critical, skeptical, and self-assured, especially when correcting the presenter on the topic of banking. The style is formal, relying on logical argumentation and rhetorical questions to challenge the government's assumptions. Economic and technical counterarguments are used instead of emotional appeals.
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2024-12-11
Draft law amending the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel and Electricity Excise Tax Act and other laws (510 SE) - Third Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is combative and critical, accusing the ministers of economic ignorance ("they clearly haven't read those textbooks") and perpetuating the economic downturn. The speech primarily relies on logical and economic arguments, contrasting the excise tax hikes with the established wisdom found in economics textbooks and the presumably lesser harm caused by wealth taxes. The tone is urgent and accusatory.
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2024-12-11
Economic Growth and Eesti Energia

Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth session, press briefing.

The rhetorical style is sharply aggressive and critical, employing dramatic comparisons (the Haitian civil war, natural disasters) to characterize the government’s actions. Strong rhetorical questions and irony are used to underscore political self-sabotage, such as the phrase: "Is shooting ourselves in the foot some kind of national sport?" The tone is accusatory and emotional, focusing heavily on governmental accountability.
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2024-12-10
Draft law amending the Act on the Status of a Member of the Riigikogu (528 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The speaker employs a formal and questioning style, politely addressing both the presiding officer of the session and the rapporteur. The rhetoric is designed to cast doubt upon the governing coalition's motives, achieved through the use of a brief and straightforward question.
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2024-12-04
Second reading of the draft law on the security tax (512 SE)

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is critical, serious, and concerned, focusing on logical arguments regarding the injustice of taxation. Formal language is employed (e.g., "Esteemed Chairman of the Session, Colleagues"), and emphasis is placed on the social harm resulting from taxing the poorer segments of society, in an attempt to persuade the audience to reject the draft legislation.
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2024-12-04
Second reading of the draft law amending the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel and Electricity Excise Tax Act and other laws (510 SE)

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is combative, critical, and forceful, accusing the government of lying and pursuing irrational policies. It employs both logical arguments (economic data) and strong emotional appeals, labeling the tax hike "a very bad idea" and "the robbery of the people."
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2024-12-03
Continuation of the second reading of the draft law amending the Child Protection Act and other laws (427 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is cautionary and emotional, utilizing a strong value-based framework that emphasizes the threat posed by the state to the traditional family. The speaker employs scare tactics, referencing the negative "Scandinavian model," where the state destroys families.
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2024-11-21
Draft law amending the Unemployment Insurance Act and, in consequence thereof, amending other laws (519 SE) - first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is sharply critical and combative, employing strong negative assessments ("bad and unfair"). The tone is formal yet accusatory, focusing on the government's motives (saving money at the expense of the poor). The appeal is primarily emotional and value-driven, emphasizing social injustice.
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2024-11-21
Draft law amending the State Duty Act and the Act on Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors (502 SE) – Second Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The tone is critical and urgent, employing emotionally charged language ("bad law," "reaching into our citizens' pockets again"). The style relies on rhetorical questions directed at the government and a clear, direct appeal to protect vulnerable groups, such as pensioners.
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2024-11-20
Draft law amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (527 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The style is formal and confrontational, posing sharp, critical questions to the rapporteur that call their competence into question. The speaker relies on logical arguments, drawing upon external expertise and fundamental legal principles. The tone is skeptical and challenging, particularly concerning the arguments regarding collective punishment and security threats.
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2024-11-20
Draft law amending the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (536 SE) – first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal, critical, and interrogative, employing rhetorical questions to challenge the fundamental principles of the draft bill. The tone is serious and focuses on logical appeals, emphasizing the injustice of collective punishment and the security expert's warning. The speaker presents their arguments directly and concretely, demanding clarification from the rapporteur.
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2024-11-20
Draft law amending the Social Welfare Act and the Value Added Tax Act (mental health services) – third reading (500 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is critical and serious, highlighting the gravity of the mental health crisis and the inadequacy of the government's proposed solution. Logical argumentation is employed, bringing forward specific numerical examples to demonstrate the impracticality of the policy. The tone is formal and focuses on the policy's shortcomings.
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2024-11-20
Energetics

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing.

The style is formal and straightforward, including a direct correction aimed at the prime minister concerning economic facts. The tone is concerned and inquisitive, highlighting the urgent necessity of responding to international changes with the question: "What are we going to do with our green action plan now?" The text employs logical appeals, drawing comparisons between Estonia and the EU and other major economies.
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2024-11-20
The churning of pensioners.

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing.

The style is formal (addressing the director and the minister), yet simultaneously sharp and contentious. The politician employs a logical appeal, defining the pension as a debt, but concludes with an emotional and direct rhetorical question, thereby challenging the opposing side's grasp of the core nature of the issue.
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2024-11-06
Continuation of the first reading of the draft law repealing the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (488 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is sharp, critical, and combative, using strong emotional appeals, such as the accusation of robbing the poor and killing the economy. The speaker relies on logical arguments concerning the tax burden, economic damage, and inequality, while simultaneously maintaining the structure of a formal parliamentary address.
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2024-11-06
The situation in the country

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is suspicious and plaintive, framing a feeling of personal injustice as a formal procedural matter. The tone is direct and accusatory, suggesting possible personal disfavor on the part of the list compiler. The speaker draws a comparison with previous media experience to underscore their feeling of being ignored.
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2024-11-05
Overview of the Government of the Republic’s Activities in the Implementation of European Union Policy

Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is sharp, critical, and confrontational, employing sarcasm ("We always carry out Brussels' orders very diligently"). Emotionally charged expressions are used (such as "killing off the energy sector"), and appeals are made to national interests. The discourse is formal, yet aggressive in substance, presenting a logical comparison with the actions of other countries.
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2024-10-17
Draft law amending the Social Welfare Act (pension support) - first reading (508 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is highly combative and emotional, employing intense moral appeals and phrases expressing shame ("Shame!"). The speaker uses stark contrasts (pensioners' pocket money versus throwing money out of a helicopter) to denounce the government's actions. The tone is urgent and condemnatory.
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2024-10-17
Draft law amending the Social Welfare Act and the Value Added Tax Act (mental health services) – first reading (500 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is sharp and critical, accusing the government of adopting a comfortable and indifferent stance. Both logical arguments (the lack of resources and specialists) and emotional appeal are utilized, linking policy to the deteriorating mental health of the residents. The style is formal, yet direct and confrontational.
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2024-10-16
Draft law on the 2025 state budget (513 SE) - first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The style is direct, critical, and provocative, utilizing rhetorical questions to cast doubt on the government's policies and ideological consistency. The speaker employs a personal appeal, mentioning their lack of academic education, but emphasizing their courage to ask questions and identify problems.
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2024-10-16
Draft Security Tax Act (512 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal and respectful, addressing the session chair and the minister directly. Logical argumentation is employed, based on economic cause and effect. The address takes the form of a critical question aimed at assessing the economic risks of the draft legislation.
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2024-10-16
Minister of Finance's Statements

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing

The rhetorical style is sharp, confrontational, and directly interrogative, employing strong judgments to highlight the illogical nature of the minister's statements (e.g., "stupidity is stupidity"). The speaker balances the logical appeal (the question concerning the role of the opposition) with the emotional appeal (the minister's untrustworthiness on the subject of economic hardship).
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2024-10-16
Electrical supply

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing

The style is formal and direct, respectfully addressing the presiding officer and the minister. A rhetorical question ("Do you seriously believe...?") is used to cast doubt on the minister's convictions and the realism of the policy. The tone is critical and skeptical, focusing on logical arguments (costs and dependence on weather conditions).
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2024-10-15
Draft law amending the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel and Electricity Excise Tax Act and other laws (510 SE) – first reading

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session

The address is formal and respectful, beginning with an address to the presiding officer and the minister. The tone is cautious and logical, focusing on potential economic threats and concluding with a direct request for the minister's commentary.
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2024-10-15
First reading of the draft law amending the Income Tax Act and the Defence Service Act, and the draft law amending the Income Tax Act (509 SE)

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session

The style is provocative and critical, employing an emotionally charged rhetorical question to challenge the government's motives. The speaker addresses themes of social justice and inequality, accusing the government of prioritizing the wealthy at the expense of the poor.
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2024-10-14
Draft law amending the Family Benefits Act and other laws (507 SE) – first reading

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is confrontational and accusatory, posing both direct and rhetorical questions to the minister. A powerful emotional appeal is employed, rooted in social inequality and class conflict (the pockets of the poor versus the rich). The tone is more emotional and ideological than logical or data-driven.
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2024-10-09
Management Decisions

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is formal and inquisitive, beginning with a polite introduction and a request for permission. The appeal is logical and procedural, focusing on the issue of data (budget) comprehensibility, without emotional or personal attacks.
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2024-10-09
Agricultural policy and the future of Tartu Agro

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, information briefing

The style is urgent and critical, posing a direct question to the prime minister regarding the government's action plan. Formal language is used ("Esteemed Chairman of the Session! Esteemed Prime Minister!"), and the logical link between economic problems and the decrease in production is emphasized.
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2024-10-08
Draft law amending the Criminal Code (452 SE) – First Reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session

The speaker's style is formal and respectful, politely addressing both the session chair and the presenter. The rhetoric is pragmatic, coupling clear support with the anticipation of political failure. A direct question is posed regarding the reasons for the expected rejection.
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2024-09-25
Draft resolution "Appointment of an auditor to audit the activities of the National Audit Office for 2024–2025" (495 OE) - first reading

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session

The address is formal and direct, respectfully engaging the session chairman and the rapporteur. The rhetorical style is strongly interrogative and skeptical. The argumentation is logical and relies on data (referencing Krediidiinfo data), concluding with a challenging rhetorical question.
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2024-09-25
Rail Baltic

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing

The rhetorical style is demanding and critical, utilizing direct questions to obtain specific financial data. The tone is repetitive and persistent ("It's me again, isn't it?"), which indicates a consistent demand for transparency. The appeal is strongly logical and data-driven, focusing on the absence of facts.
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2024-09-25
The situation in the country.

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing

The style is formal and inquiry-based, posing a direct challenge to the government to resolve the situation. The tone is concerned and critical, highlighting the difficulties faced by residents, but the arguments are supported by statistical data, which provides a logical foundation for the address.
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2024-09-25
About the Estonian economy

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing

The style is formal and professional, appropriate for the context of the assembly hall, while respectfully addressing both the session chairperson and the Prime Minister. The tone is one of concern and criticism, relying primarily on logical arguments and cited data to underscore the negative ramifications of the government's decisions.
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2024-09-19
First reading of the Draft Act amending the Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act and the Vocational Educational Institutions Act (404 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is challenging and direct, employing powerful rhetorical questions that merge a logical appeal (the value of money) with an emotional one (feeding a child). The tone is formal (respectfully addressing the session chair and the presenter), but the substance is critical and demands a personal explanation.
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2024-09-19
First Reading of the Draft Act on Amendments to the Family Benefits Act (388 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is forceful and serious, employing strong words like "catastrophe" to describe the demographic situation. The speaker balances logical arguments (inflation, benefit amounts) with a powerful emotional appeal, highlighting the issue of raising children in poverty. The speech concludes with a direct plea to support the proposal put forth by the Centre Party faction.
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2024-09-18
Economy

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing

The tone is critical and inquisitive, directly challenging the government on its economic policy. The style is formal, with respectful address given to the presiding officer and the Prime Minister. The speech itself is brief and logical, centered on highlighting the negative repercussions of the political decisions made.
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2024-09-11
Government economic policy

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, press briefing.

The rhetorical style is sharply critical and combative, utilizing strong and emotional expressions such as "economic suicide." The speaker presents their views in the form of a formal question, relying on logical arguments (a tax increase accelerates inflation) and demanding a clear plan from the government. The tone is urgent and accusatory.
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2024-09-11
Salaries in the Ministry of the Interior Sector

15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, press briefing.

The rhetorical style is sharp, accusatory, and demanding, focusing on direct accountability and issues of conflict of interest. The speaker employs formal address ("respected chairman of the session," "respected minister") and puts forward questions that require the chairman of the Social Democratic Party to take a clear stance regarding the actions of his fellow party members.
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2024-09-10
First Reading of the Draft Act (412 SE) on Amendments to the Riigikogu Election Act (Obtaining a Compensatory Mandate Based on the Number of Votes Cast for the Candidate)

15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is serious and persuasive, focusing on logical and value-based arguments. Direct appeals are employed (I repeat: the people, not the political parties) and a critical tone is taken toward the current system and its beneficiaries. The speaker utilizes an emotional charge, highlighting injustice and the lack of voter confidence.
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2024-07-29
Second Reading of the Motor Vehicle Tax Bill (364 UA)

15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu

The rhetorical style is highly combative, accusatory, and forceful, employing strong emotional terms such as "robbery" and "pure madness." The appeal targets both logic (the economic downturn) and emotion (impoverishment, justice). The speech is straightforward and formally addressed to the presiding officer and colleagues.
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2024-07-22
Granting Authorization to Prime Ministerial Candidate Kristen Michal to Form the Government

15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu's extraordinary session.

The rhetorical style is formal, yet sharply critical and challenging. Logical arguments and economic facts (such as the duration of the recession) are employed, along with reliance on quotes. The speaker poses direct rhetorical questions to challenge the opposing side's understanding of the consequences of tax increases.
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2024-07-15
Reconsideration of the Motor Vehicle Tax Act (364 UA) left unpromulgated by the President of the Republic

15th Riigikogu, Extraordinary session of the Riigikogu

The rhetorical style is critical and direct, employing emotionally charged language (e.g., "robbing ordinary people"). The appeals are a mix of logical arguments (such as hindering economic growth) and social justice. The speech is formal (using addresses like "esteemed session chairman") and repetitive, repeatedly presenting the same contrast between the car tax and the special tax on banks.
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2024-06-14
Second Reading of the Draft State Supplementary Budget Act for 2024 (456 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, additional plenary session

The rhetorical style is combative, accusatory, and direct, employing strong emotional appeals (the removal of benefits from families, the suffering of voters) and leveling direct accusations regarding the government's mistakes. The tone is critical and urgent, stressing that Estonia is "in a hole" and the government is preventing it from getting out.
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2024-06-12
The Actions of the Government and the Prime Minister

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, information briefing

The rhetorical style is formal and directly interrogative, employing direct address to the minister ("Dear Minister!"). The tone is critical and demanding, posing rhetorical questions ("Is this normal...?") with the aim of highlighting the abnormality of the prime minister's actions and demanding specific answers.
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2024-06-11
First Reading of the Riigikogu Draft Statement "On the Crisis of Democracy in Georgia" (449 AE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.

The style is formal and respectful, utilizing addresses directed at the chair of the session and the rapporteur. The rhetoric is logic-based and challenging, posing repeated questions that compel the opposing party to justify the underlying premise of the discussion. The tone is skeptical and demands clarity regarding procedural issues.
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2024-06-10
First Reading of the Draft Act on the 2024 Supplementary Budget (456 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and interrogative, respectfully addressing both the minister and the presenter ("Dear Minister!"). The tone is critical and challenging, focusing on logical argumentation and the deficiencies in the analysis of the budget's economic impact. Emotional appeals are not used; the emphasis is placed on scrutinizing the substance of the policy.
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2024-06-05
Second reading of the Motor Vehicle Tax Bill (364 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting

The speaker’s style is confrontational and critical, employing strong judgments, such as "a very bad idea," and accusing the government of reaching into the pockets of the poor. He/She combines emotional appeal (the defense of poorer citizens) with the presentation of concrete political alternatives. The tone is formal, but sharp in substance.
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2024-06-05
The Actions of the Government and the Prime Minister

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is formal and direct, employing polite forms of address ("Dear Minister!"). The speaker is persistent and demanding, repeating the question until a complete answer is received, while emphasizing that the previous response was inadequate. The appeal is purely logical and procedural.
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2024-06-05
Ida-Viru County specialist doctors and hospitals' overtime coefficients

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is highly formal and respectful, addressing the session chair and the minister courteously ("Thank you, esteemed Chair! Esteemed Minister!"). The tone is neutral and goal-oriented, focusing on acquiring specific information.
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2024-05-29
First Reading of the Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu (407 OE) "Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic regarding the Increase of Support for Youth Extracurricular Activities."

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and courteous, utilizing the salutations "Esteemed Chair" and "Esteemed Rapporteur." The address is brief and focuses on a logical, procedural question regarding finances.
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2024-05-29
First reading of the Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu "Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic for Lowering the Value-Added Tax on Domestic Fruits and Vegetables to 5 Percent" (406 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is persuasive and constructive, proposing "reasonable" alternatives and contrasting punishment with support. The tone is formal (Esteemed Chair, colleagues) and appeals to logic, highlighting the social and economic benefits of the proposal. Support is directly requested at the conclusion.
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2024-05-29
First reading of the Riigikogu Draft Resolution "Supporting the Introduction of Nuclear Energy in Estonia" (431 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and direct, employing the customary parliamentary forms of address ("Respected Chair of the Session!"). The speaker poses a brief, logical question aimed at eliciting a specific answer regarding an economic detail. The tone is neutral and information-seeking.
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2024-05-29
First reading of the Draft Act Amending the Child Protection Act and Other Acts (427 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal and interrogative, aimed directly at the minister. A hypothetical and alarming framework is used to underscore the potential negative consequences of the draft bill (the easy removal of children).
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2024-05-29
Government Investments and Defense Spending

15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, information briefing

The style is formal, as is characteristic of a parliamentary sitting, but sharp and confrontational in content. The speaker employs logical argumentation, relying on figures and the comparison of facts (deficit versus the growth of defense expenditure). The rhetoric culminates in a direct accusation of government incompetence and the question, "Which of you is lying?"
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2024-05-28
Second Reading of the Bill for the Amendment of the Income Tax Act (416 SE)

15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is very confrontational, accusatory, and morally charged, using sharp expressions like "you are robbing the poor." The speaker employs direct address and concludes with a moral appeal, asking the opponent if they have no shame. The appeals are emotional and ethical rather than purely logical.
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2024-05-27
The 2024 Report by the Minister of Social Protection on the Implementation of the State's Long-Term Development Strategy "Estonia 2035"

Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session

The style is highly aggressive, accusatory, and moralizing, pitting the minister's optimism ("paradise") against his own "alternative data." Strong emotional and blaming phrases are employed ("You are robbing the poor," "Have you no shame?").
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2024-05-15
Government Decisions

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing

The style is formal, addressing the chairman of the session and the prime minister directly. The tone is concerned and urgent, highlighting an impending crisis based on data (700 job advertisements) and demanding a concrete action plan from the government. A logical appeal is employed, linking the existing shortage (700) to the future political impact (an increase of several hundred more).
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2024-05-15
Bureaucracy

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing

The style is formal and directly confrontational, respectfully addressing the chair of the session and the Prime Minister while delivering sharp criticism. The rhetoric relies heavily on logical and statistical comparisons, forcing the opponent, via a question, to choose between inefficiency and poor management. Emotional appeals are absent.
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2024-05-09
Debate on the matter of significant national importance: "E-elections – a threat to democracy."

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is serious and cautionary, emphasizing the severity of e-voting flaws as a national problem that cannot be ignored. The speaker uses logical arguments concerning the lack of transparency, connecting them to democratic values, and employs a rhetorical question to underscore the absurdity of the opposing side's explanations.
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2024-05-08
First Reading of the Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu "Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic Regarding the Imposition of a Temporary Solidarity Tax on the Banking Sector" (367 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.

The rhetorical style is sharp and accusatory, employing rhetorical questions to deliver criticism that emphasizes the opposing side's inconsistencies. Although the address is formal ("respected chairman of the session"), the content is emotional and aggressive, hinting at corruption and injustice.
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2024-05-08
State and Church

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The style is formal, addressing the respected Chairman of the Session and the Prime Minister, but simultaneously sharply critical and confrontational. The speaker uses rhetorical questions to call into question the legitimacy of the government's actions and urgently demands an explanation of the logic behind the government's contradictory activities. The emphasis is on logical appeals and exposing hypocrisy.
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2024-05-08
The Economic Situation

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The style is formal and respectful, addressing the recipients as "Esteemed Chairman of the Session" and "Esteemed Prime Minister." The tone is direct and demanding, posing logical questions that require specific data and justifications concerning the government's financial activities. The appeal is strongly logical and fact-focused.
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2024-05-06
A written motion submitted by 22 members of the Riigikogu for a vote of no confidence in the Minister of Education and Research, Kristina Kallas

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.

The rhetorical style is formal and direct, utilizing the salutations "Esteemed Chairman of the Session! Esteemed Minister!" The speaker poses short, fact-based questions, which indicate a critical yet logical approach, while avoiding emotional appeals.
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2024-05-02
First Reading of the Riigikogu Draft Statement (420 AE) "On Declaring the Moscow Patriarchate an Institution Supporting the Military Aggression of the Russian Federation"

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is formal, yet it conveys clear frustration and ambiguity regarding the substance of the debate (e.g., "I didn't understand," "I currently lack clarity"). The speaker employs direct questions and a logical appeal, demanding that contradictions be resolved and the truth clarified.
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2024-05-02
Continuation of the first reading of the Bill on the Tax on Sweetened Beverages (418 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The style is formal and respectful, with the speaker addressing the chair of the session and the minister deferentially. A clear contrast ("to punish" versus "to help") is employed to substantiate the speaker's position, thereby highlighting a logical and more appropriate approach to the issue.
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2024-04-30
First reading of the Bill amending the Income Tax Act (416 SE)

Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session.

The rhetorical style is combative and insistent, particularly in the direct address to the minister, demanding that he feel shame for his conduct. A strong moral framework is employed (injustice, impoverishment, threat to the state), combined with political arguments that enumerate the government's previous tax increases. The tone is formal, yet emotionally charged.
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2024-04-30
First Reading of the Bill on Amendments to the State Fees Act and Related Amendments to Other Acts (417 SE)

Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session.

The rhetorical style is highly confrontational and accusatory, aimed directly at the minister and the government. Strong emotional appeals and rhetorical questions are employed, particularly featuring the phrase "röövib" (robs/steals), emphasizing the injustice inflicted upon citizens. The tone is formal, but the content is sharply polemical.
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2024-04-30
First Reading of the Draft Act on the Amendment of the Penal Code and the Amendment of Other Related Acts (Increasing the Fine Unit) (Bill 415 SE)

Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session.

The style is formal and respectful (using the addresses "Honorable Presiding Officer" and "Honorable Minister"), yet critical in substance. A rhetorical question is used to present a political challenge and highlight the system's inefficiency. The argumentation is logical, focusing on the fulfillment of the purpose of the punishment.
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2024-04-17
Second Reading of the Draft Act (344 SE) on the Amendment of the Riigikogu Election Act and Related Amendment of Other Acts

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting

The rhetorical style is formal and direct, addressing the esteemed presiding officer and the rapporteur. The speaker poses a critical question, insistently and specifically demanding an answer, which constitutes an appeal to logic and procedure.
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2024-04-17
Security

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, information briefing

The rhetorical style is combative and assertive, centered on repetitive questioning designed to highlight the discord between the government and the mayor. The tone is formal yet accusatory, emphasizing the delivery of "the truth" while rejecting the Foreign Minister's accusations of malice. The arguments appeal to the logical conclusion that taxes paid in Russia support Putin.
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2024-04-17
Frightening the population

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, information briefing

The rhetorical style is interrogative and critical, presenting a direct challenge to the minister to provide an overview of the economic damage. The tone is formal and appropriate for a parliamentary setting, employing a logical appeal (that constant discussion of war causes investment loss) to underscore the urgency of the situation.
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2024-04-10
Government decisions

15th Estonian Parliament, third sitting, information briefing

The tone is formal and respectful, addressing the session chairman and the prime minister directly. A direct and logical question is used, which focuses on the connection between the political measure and the desired outcome (loyalty).
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2024-04-10
The Prime Minister's Policy

15th Estonian Parliament, third sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is highly confrontational and aggressive, employing strongly negative expressions such as "suicide policy." The speaker utilizes both historical comparison (the Andrus Ansip crisis) and rhetorical questions to cast doubt on the logic and expected outcome of the Prime Minister's policy.
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2024-04-03
Pension Taxation

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is combative, accusatory, and highly emotional, employing direct condemnations ("Shame!"). The speaker utilizes a personalized and dramatic example (an elderly Estonian woman begging on Toompea) to illustrate the injustice of the policy. Simultaneously, sharp, logical questions are posed concerning the justification and fairness of the taxation system.
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2024-04-02
First reading of the Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu "Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic to Abandon the Imposition of the Car Tax and Withdraw the Motor Vehicle Tax Bill from the Riigikogu Proceedings" (374 OE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting

The style is formal, interrogative, and analytical, addressing the session chair and the rapporteur respectfully. The speaker employs logical and comparative questions to challenge the consistency of the opposing side's tax policy. Emotional appeals are not utilized; the focus is strictly on political argumentation.
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2024-03-20
Government Decisions

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing.

The style is critical and challenging, employing rhetorical questions to test the government's level of awareness. The tone is concerned yet logical, emphasizing clear cause-and-effect relationships (taxes stifle growth). The address is directed straight to the government.
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2024-03-20
Car Tax

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing.

The rhetorical style is formal and direct, employing a specific questioning technique ("I specifically ask..."). The tone is critical and demanding, addressing a pointed question to the minister concerning the social justice and constitutionality of the draft bill.
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2024-03-19
The 2024 Report by the Minister of Health on the implementation of the state's long-term development strategy "Estonia 2035"

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The style is formal and interrogative, addressing the esteemed Presiding Officer and the Minister. The tone is critical regarding the government’s automated taxation approach, but offers constructive and logical alternative solutions. The question is posed rhetorically to emphasize opposition to new taxes.
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2024-03-13
The Present and Future Challenges Facing the Domestic Food Industry

15th Estonian Parliament, third sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is formal and directly confrontational, presenting sharp questions to the Prime Minister regarding his actions during the economic crisis. The tone is critical and demands concrete evidence of the effectiveness of the government's actions, focusing on the logical requirement for accountability.
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2024-03-06
Spreading misinformation

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing

The rhetorical style is extremely aggressive, accusatory, and blunt, utilizing repeated rhetorical questions to cast doubt on the prime minister's honesty ("What is this, if not the spreading of misinformation?"). The tone is critical and emotional, focusing on the prime minister's personal credibility and the threat posed to the state.
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2024-03-06
Government Decisions

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, press briefing

The rhetorical style is direct, confrontational, and accusatory, addressing the Prime Minister directly. Clear contrasts are employed (a rural resident with an old car versus a banker with luxury cars) to underscore the moral logic. The speech concludes with an accusatory rhetorical question, calling into question the opposing side's understanding of justice.
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2024-03-04
Interpellation Regarding the Temporary Taxation of Banks' Excess Profits (No. 595)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting

The style is confrontational and direct, presenting the Prime Minister with a sharp, accusatory rhetorical question concerning the fairness of the tax policy. The tone is critical and expresses dissatisfaction with the government's priorities.
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2024-02-14
First Reading of the Motor Vehicle Tax Bill (364 SE)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session

The rhetorical style is questioning and confrontational, repeatedly demanding that the minister clarify the underlying logic. It employs both formal address ("Respected Minister") and emotional interjections that convey personal frustration and accusation ("What am I guilty of?"). The speech culminates in a sharp political accusation regarding the government's priorities.
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2024-02-14
Salaries of police officers and rescue workers

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is confrontational, accusatory, and questioning, addressing the minister directly and demanding a clarification of the logic. Strong emotional contrast is employed (bureaucrats vs. lifesavers), and injustice is emphasized. The speech is formal, but sharp in content, focusing on a logical inconsistency (a bonus for insufficient work performance).
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2024-02-07
Tax Policy

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The style is sharply critical and confrontational, directly accusing the government of acting solely in the interests of a narrow circle (oligarchs). Both emotional appeals (poverty, 'hitting where it hurts') and specific data (percentages, the high cost of loans) are utilized to support the arguments. The tone is formal (addressing the prime minister), but the content itself is provocative and demanding.
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2024-02-07
Nordica Special Audit

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is formal and respectful (when addressing the presiding officer and the prime minister), but simultaneously sharply critical and demanding. The speaker presents their viewpoint as a direct question, underscoring the negative impact of the government's actions on the economy.
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2024-01-24
Doctor Appointment Problems

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The style is urgent and critical, employing a strong emotional appeal by referencing the potential death of patients while waiting in queues. Simultaneously, logical and systemic questions are posed to the government concerning the root causes of the problems and their potential solutions. The address is formal and directed straight to the Prime Minister.
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2024-01-24
Teachers

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is sharp and interrogative, employing direct rhetorical questions addressed to the Prime Minister to challenge the government's priorities and outcomes. The tone is critical and demanding, highlighting the logical contrast (necessity versus luxury spending). The address is formal, but confrontational in substance.
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2024-01-17
Rail Baltica

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The style is formal and critical, directed straight at the prime minister and the chair of the session. A logical appeal is employed, relying on a cited source to prove the project's unprofitability, while posing sharp questions regarding the necessity of the project.
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2024-01-17
Economic competitiveness

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The style is formal, addressing the esteemed Chairman of the Session and the Prime Minister. The tone is critical and challenging, using a rhetorical question to test the government's understanding. The argument is rather logical, emphasizing the negative impact of tax increases on the economy.
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2024-01-10
Electricity prices

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing

The rhetorical style is critical and direct, employing specific figures (a data-driven appeal) to dispute the government's claims. A pointed rhetorical question ("Do you think this is normal?") is utilized, and a question is raised regarding the actions of the Competition Authority, signaling a demand for accountability.
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2024-01-08
Inquiry Regarding the Threat to the Independence of Press Publications (No. 345)

15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.

The speaker employs a direct, confrontational, and skeptical rhetorical style, utilizing repeated rhetorical questions. The objective is to challenge the adequacy and credibility of the minister's response. The tone is critical and demanding, stressing that the minister's statements fall short of providing assurance.
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