By Months: Jaak Valge
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
8 Speeches
The political stance is strongly oppositional, focusing on national and conservative values. They most vehemently oppose the draft bill for transitioning to Estonian-language instruction, arguing that it threatens the linguistic environment of Estonian children, as well as studies into phosphate mining. The political framework is clearly value-based, stressing demography and the necessity of ending mass immigration. The government is also criticized for its passivity regarding the record-low birth rate.
11.2024
9 Speeches
The political position is strongly opposed to the government's tax policy, deeming it harmful and unnecessary for the economy. The focus is on national survival, emphasizing support for the traditional family and addressing the birth rate crisis, which is a constitutional mandate. Other important issues include protecting the voting rights of Estonian citizens and ensuring transparency regarding phosphorite mining plans, for which ministerial answers are being demanded. The overall stance is primarily value-driven (family, nation) and results-driven (focusing on the decline in the economy and birth rate).
10.2024
8 Speeches
The speaker focuses on national security, the preservation of Estonia's historical continuity (citing the Lihula monument case), and the transparent utilization of the country's mineral resources (phosphorite). He expresses strong opposition to the government's actions, particularly the interior minister's policy concerning international protection for Ukrainians of mobilization age. His stance is strongly value-driven, emphasizing Estonian identity and the continuity of the state. He also supports implementing an extraordinary tax on banks to improve the nation's economic situation.
09.2024
4 Speeches
The political position is strongly oppositional, focusing on criticizing the coalition's procedural violations (disregarding house rules) and the actions of the Minister of the Interior. The main issues are the mass granting of international protection to Ukrainian men of mobilization age, which is viewed as undermining Ukraine's defense capabilities, and the importance of honoring the memory of those who fought for Estonian independence in terms of maintaining national defense will. The framing of the narrative is primarily procedural and value-based (historical memory, national identity).
07.2024
4 Speeches
The political position is strongly anti-government, centering on the failures of economic policy and immigration. Key issues include the economic recession, declining productivity, and uncontrolled immigration, which have caused Estonia to fall further behind its neighbors and the EU average. The criticism is primarily results-oriented, highlighting the negative consequences of the government's actions since 2021. The speaker is a firm opponent of new taxes, such as the proposed motor vehicle tax.
06.2024
10 Speeches
The political focus is sharply aimed at protecting the nation-state and the well-being of the Estonian people, in direct opposition to the government's economic and immigration policies. The speaker firmly opposes the influx of cheap labor, viewing it as destructive to both the economy and the nation, and demands the implementation of a bank solidarity tax as an alternative to raising taxes. These positions are strongly value-driven, emphasizing national interests and the protection of children.
05.2024
19 Speeches
The dominant themes are security, opposition to mass immigration, and criticism regarding the government’s actions and credibility. The politician strongly opposes mass immigration and demands that banks' excess profits be taxed instead of worsening the situation for pensioners. His framework is predominantly value-driven and critical of the government's activities, calling into question the trustworthiness of both education policy and the security agencies. He sharply criticizes the government's inability to resolve the education crisis and the degradation of parliament.
04.2024
51 Speeches
The political focus is on demographic issues (low birth rate) and opposing mass immigration, which is viewed as the greatest threat to Estonian national security and the preservation of the language. The speaker strongly opposes the government's leftist social and immigration policies, emphasizing a value-based approach and criticizing the government's actions as incompetent and irresponsible. He also questions the reliability and transparency of e-elections, considering this practice to be undermining the very core of democracy.
03.2024
26 Speeches
The political position is characterized by a strong focus on the demographic crisis, particularly the low birth rate and mass immigration, which are viewed as contrary to the goals of restoring independence. Another main theme is the crisis of representative democracy, for which the proposed solution is referendums initiated by the people at the local and national levels. Criticism directed at the government is intense and performance-driven, asserting that the demographic situation is worse now than it was at the end of the occupation era. The speaker is a strong opponent of the car tax, viewing it as discriminatory against rural areas and large families.
02.2024
28 Speeches
The political platform is staunchly national-conservative and value-driven, centered on the threats posed by mass immigration and the ongoing demographic crisis. Key priorities include restricting immigration and boosting the birth rate through student loan forgiveness, viewing Estonian children as strategically paramount. The political framework is sharply critical of the government's "neoliberal" ideology and its corresponding inaction, particularly regarding education and immigration policies.
01.2024
37 Speeches
The speaker's position is strongly conservative and nationalistic, focusing on the defense of Estonian identity, language, and sovereignty. He sharply opposes the government's economic policy (tax hikes, inflation) and immigration policy (mass migration, the permanent establishment of refugees). The political framework is strongly values-based (symbols of occupation, the Estonian language) and results-based (economic decline, low productivity).