By Months: Jaak Valge

Total Months: 11

Fully Profiled: 11

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12.2024

8 Speeches

The speaker declares that he and other nationalist and conservative deputies will vote against the education law bill, citing factional unity. There is absolutely no mention of any willingness to compromise or cooperate with the governing coalition. However, opposition from local governments (specifically rural municipality mayors) and the Deputy Mayor of Tartu is referenced, which demonstrates allied relationships at the local level.
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11.2024

9 Speeches

He/She cooperates with other non-attached members of parliament (Henn Põlluaas, Ants Frosch, Leo Kunnas) in submitting interpellations. He/She has signed one draft bill for constitutional amendment but notes that they would prefer a stricter approach that would limit the electorate only to citizens of the Republic of Estonia. He/She expresses a pragmatic readiness to combine the best parts of competing constitutional amendment draft bills.
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10.2024

8 Speeches

The speaker is collaborating with colleagues (Ants Frosch, Henn Põlluaas, Leo Kunnas) on submitting interpellations concerning phosphorite mining. There are no indications of a willingness to compromise with the government; the interaction is purely oppositional and focused on scrutiny. He/She also refers to the assistance provided by the Riigikogu Legal and Analysis Department in finding the data.
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09.2024

4 Speeches

The speaker works with his opposition colleagues, filing formal inquiries alongside Henn Põlluaas, Ants Frosch, Leo Kunnas, Varro Vooglaid, and others. There is no indication of any readiness for compromise or cross-party cooperation; communication with the coalition remains purely confrontational.
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07.2024

4 Speeches

The style of collaboration is purely oppositional; there are no signs of cooperation or readiness to compromise. The speaker presents alternative solutions (taxation of banks' excess profits, suppression of interest rates) and confirms his party's (EKRE) opposition to tax increases. Cooperation is mentioned only when addressing colleagues in parliament.
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06.2024

10 Speeches

There is insufficient data.
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05.2024

19 Speeches

The text indicates cooperation within the faction (referencing comments made to the faction chairman and Ants Frosch during the committee meeting). He proposes cross-party cooperation to defend the honor of the parliament, urging all factions to boycott ministerial strategy discussions if the necessary materials are not provided in advance. On one occasion, he effectively posed as a coalition MP to support Kadri Tali regarding the issue of e-voting.
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04.2024

51 Speeches

Cooperation takes place within the faction, with inquiries being submitted on behalf of EKRE faction members (Vooglaid, Aller, Epler). The attitude toward the government is confrontational and uncompromising. He/She acknowledges colleagues (e.g., Margit Sutrop and Varro Vooglaid) for their assistance or initiatives.
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03.2024

26 Speeches

The speaker strongly defends the opposition's bills (referendums) and notes that the opposition's bills are not being approved. He is open to dialogue with representatives of other opposition parties (e.g., the Social Democrats) and other political leaders (such as Jüri Raidla, Jüri Adams) who have begun supporting referendums. Seeking compromises with the coalition is not mentioned.
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02.2024

28 Speeches

The speaker operates in opposition, focusing on criticizing the government and offering alternative legislative solutions. Direct cooperation with other political parties is not mentioned, but the speaker is open to questions from colleagues and acknowledges minor technical errors in their draft bill, promising to correct them.
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01.2024

37 Speeches

The speaker clearly operates within the opposition parliamentary group (EKRE), submitting bills on behalf of the group or in cooperation with colleagues (e.g., Kalle Grünthal). Instead of seeking compromises with the coalition, he/she criticizes the government's interference in the work of the parliament (votes of confidence) and its dictatorial style.
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