By Plenary Sessions: Jaak Valge

Total Sessions: 7

Fully Profiled: 7

2024-04-30
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session.
The political focus is directed toward the issue of the real value of pensions and the accuracy of government communication. The speaker strongly contests the minister's claims regarding the pension increase, stressing that when accounting for inflation, the average real pension has actually decreased. This position is strongly results-oriented and demands the correct presentation of data to prevent the public from being misled.
2024-04-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political position heavily focuses on the sharp rise in abortion rates, which is viewed as exceptionally troubling statistics and a serious social problem. Performance-based criticism is being leveled at the government, demanding that the Prime Minister acknowledge the situation and take concrete measures to halt the negative trend. The stance is strongly value-based, highlighting concern over the ratio of live births to terminations.
2024-04-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The political position centers on strong opposition to the current form of e-voting and its expansion to mobile devices, emphasizing that this jeopardizes the secrecy of elections and public trust in democracy. The stance is deeply value-based, while simultaneously criticizing the Riigikogu's procedural inability to substantively address collective petitions. The speaker asserts that Estonian parliamentarism is "finished" (or "has run its course") due to the coalition's dictate.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The political focus is heavily directed towards elevating the status and prestige of the state language and halting mass immigration. It supports radical measures, such as the elimination of Russian-language websites maintained by ministries, viewing this as a symbolically crucial step in strengthening the position of the Estonian language. The political framework is distinctly value-based, stressing the necessity of taking the state language seriously. Opposition is aimed at the current mass immigration, which is seen as impeding language acquisition.
2024-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The political stance is strongly value-based and critical of the government, focusing on social and demographic issues. The speaker condemns the selective criticism regarding the banning of homosexual and gender-ideological propaganda, while also highlighting the drastic decline in Estonia's birth rate. Furthermore, concern is expressed regarding uncontrolled immigration and its impact on the Estonian-language education system.
2024-04-03
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The most prominent issue is the strong opposition to the government's education policy concerning the children of Ukrainian war refugees, which has been dubbed "the stupidest decision of all time." This stance is value-based, emphasizing the ethical obligation towards Ukraine and the avoidance of a demographic catastrophe, while simultaneously supporting freedom of choice in obtaining Ukrainian-language education. Furthermore, there was a brief mention of the need to strengthen administrative oversight of the Prosecutor's Office.
2024-04-01
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political position is strongly oppositional, focusing on criticizing government policies (especially regarding mass immigration and social affairs) as an existential threat to the Estonian population and its demographic future. The stance is strongly value-driven, emphasizing the need to protect the natural family and halt mass immigration originating from the East Slavic cultural sphere, which exacerbates existing population issues. The government is accused of lacking a sense of responsibility and intensifying the demographic crisis.