By Months: Aleksandr Tšaplõgin
Total Months: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
11.2025
8 Speeches
It focuses strongly on social issues and improving the standard of living, vigorously supporting the raising of pensions (100 euros per year) and increasing the subsistence benefit to 300 euros. The political framework is value-based, pitting support for the elderly and the poor against the welfare of bureaucrats, green businessmen, and LGBT activists. An oppositional stance is evident, criticizing previous governments for inaction in the social sphere.
10.2025
23 Speeches
The political position focuses heavily on the crisis of poverty and the economic survival of the population, which is considered Estonia’s most serious problem. The speaker stresses that the majority of citizens are living paycheck to paycheck, and thousands are forced to take out loans just to cover their utility bills. The position is highly critical and demands a budgetary solution from the government.
06.2025
12 Speeches
A strong opposition stance focusing on the crisis of government legitimacy, economic policy, and priorities. The main themes include opposition to tax increases, criticism of state gigantism (officials, large-scale projects), and advocating for social priorities. The position is forceful and demands the government's resignation, referencing the "darkest period" of democracy.
05.2025
6 Speeches
The political position is strongly oppositional, focusing on the failure of the government's agricultural policy and the threat of losing food security. They also vigorously oppose the green transition due to its high cost and unreliability, prioritizing the protection of consumers and socially vulnerable groups. The policy is framed primarily around outcomes, emphasizing systemic decline and the government's inability to provide stable conditions.
04.2025
7 Speeches
The political stance is fiercely oppositional, centered on criticizing the government’s actions and competence, particularly concerning finance and energy policy. The politician demands state intervention to regulate the electricity market and casts doubt on the legitimacy and procedural justice of e-elections. The main focus is criticizing the efficacy of the government’s activities and political decisions (such as the opening of the energy market in 2013).
03.2025
15 Speeches
The political position is strongly anti-government, sharply criticizing green socialism, the violation of free-market principles, and corruption. Key issues include securing cheap electricity through oil shale, terminating the funding of state aviation and Russian-language media, and addressing the instability of foreign policy. The rhetoric is heavily value-driven and condemns the government's actions, accusing them of undermining national security.
02.2025
5 Speeches
The political platform is highly socially conscious, focusing on easing the tax burden on ordinary citizens (specifically, lowering VAT on foodstuffs) and taxing the disproportionately large profits made by banks. Furthermore, the party opposes government actions aimed at closing or changing the jurisdiction of Orthodox churches, drawing a comparison between these actions and historical acts of destruction. The political framework is strongly value-driven, emphasizing solidarity and social justice.
01.2025
11 Speeches
The political platform is strongly oriented towards social welfare and economic accessibility, supporting improvements to the sickness benefit system and the reduction of VAT on foodstuffs. Simultaneously, energy policy emphasizes market economy principles, opposing state subsidies and planned economies. Past shifts have disappeared; the focus is now policy- and value-based, emphasizing solidarity and justice.