Veiko Huuse compares the last 40 years of political leadership in Estonia to a situation where, for example, a pedophile father is deprived of custody of his child and a month later, custody of the child is returned to the stepmother, because it is firmly believed that a person who has behaved as a pedophile all his life has changed. Since 1991, Estonia has had a bastard politics and a bastard court system, both are separate powers according to the constitution and they must not interfere with each other, but there are one and the same people in both systems – the people naively believe that it is these people who will create a better living environment and save Estonia. The people believe that a lifelong politician who has destroyed Estonia will save Estonia.

There is a saying among Estonians: “Estonians naively believe that state leaders can make black sound white.” (Could this be the meaning of the blue-black-white of the Estonian national flag?)

Why are people who have already failed repeatedly elected to lead the Estonian state?

Explanatory Introduction Before the Interview with Veiko Huuse

Would anyone hire a builder to renovate their home who has already built the same wall incorrectly twice before? Probably not. Yet again and again, we allow the same people — from the same political parties — to run for office, and we even elect them, even though they are the very ones who have brought us to where we are today: to stagnation, a crisis of trust, and the edge of hopelessness.

We Elect Faces, Not Ways of Thinking

Every election cycle presents us with new bright-eyed candidates who speak sweet words to the people:
“Our party has gone through changes,”
“I am a new person, I bring freshness,”
“I am not a political gamer.”

And the people believe them. Because the person is new. But the party is not. And a political party is not some empty railway carriage standing on a platform — it is a system with direction, owners, interests, and a journey stretching across decades.

Every new member who wants to build a career there must play by the rules of that system. Publicly, they may appear friendly, compassionate, and “pro-people,” but once they gain power, they begin implementing exactly those policies on which the party is built. And those policies are already familiar to us. We know where they lead. We have been there before.

A Lesson from Business: “Experienced” Does Not Mean “Better”

The same mistake is made every day in companies. When a business needs a new employee, they search through CVs for people who have “experience in the same field.” But is that experience successful experience?

If someone has worked in marketing for five years, but every campaign failed and in the end they became unemployed — then what does that experience actually mean? Results did not come because the system, the mindset, or the person themselves did not work. Now the same person is wanted under a new label. Why should the result be different?

The same logic applies in politics. If a candidate comes from a party that has previously failed while in power — why should things go differently the next time, when the guidelines, goals, and financiers are exactly the same?

New Means New — Not the Old in New Clothes

If we truly want change, we must be willing to take a risk on something genuinely new. Not polished candidates with press-conference voices, but people who have so far stayed outside politics. People with life experience, an ethical compass, and a real desire to create change — not merely switch positions.

No matter how much we may want to believe that “this time the party is different,” it is wishful thinking. If we keep driving on the same road, in the same direction, with the same car — should we really be surprised that we always arrive at the same place?

The State Is Not a Party — the Land Should Be Governed by the Indigenous People

Politics is not the privilege of an elite. It is the people’s matter. And the people — you, me, all of us — must understand that if we want a new future, we must say “no” to old patterns.

Real changes come when we dare to choose those who have not previously governed politics. Because only those who have not been inside the system can change it.

Let us no longer choose people based on who can make the prettiest promises. Let us choose those who are not part of the game, but who want to rewrite the rules of the game.

Interview

“We Cannot Build a New Estonia on the Ruins of the Old System” — Veiko Huuse

Held on 26 May 2025.

Helle Vilu:
Veiko Huuse, you have been known as a visionary who has developed an alternative governance model for Estonia, including a new constitution — the Estonian Societal Governance Agreement. Why do we need a new system of governance?

Veiko Huuse:
Because the old system has failed. When the same faces or the same political parties rotate in state leadership for 30 years straight, nothing changes. We have delegated our destiny to political parties that are, by their nature, fictions — not people, but corporate interest clubs. The result is that the people live in a foreign state and on their own land without real power.

Helle Vilu:
Your criticism is very sharp. What exactly do you mean?

Veiko Huuse:
We are in a situation where the people have been replaced by voters. People discuss which party representative is “less bad” instead of asking: does this person represent me at all?

We no longer elect people, but logos. And every “new” politician who joins a political party inevitably submits to the pressure of that party’s board, financiers, and ideological pillars.

Helle Vilu:
How does the model you propose differ?

Veiko Huuse:
Estonia is no longer a state according to the old definition. We see Estonia as a communal land where power is no longer in the hands of parties, but literally in the hands of the people.

At the center of this is the Council of Estonian Elders, consisting of people who have earned the people’s trust not through promises, but through their lives and actions. No parties, no partisan pressure. There is responsibility, transparency, and a moral benchmark.

Helle Vilu:
Many say that “experienced politicians” are more trustworthy because they know how the system works.

Veiko Huuse (smiles):
Exactly! They know how to survive inside the system, not how to change the system.

If we hire people from the same field who have already failed there, then it is no wonder that the results do not change. Imagine you have a production manager who has driven all five previous factories into losses — would you hire him a sixth time as a manager?

In politics we do this constantly. That is not logic — it is comfort and inertia.

Helle Vilu:
What is the most important change in your vision?

Veiko Huuse:
The source of power. In our system, decisions no longer come “from top to bottom,” but “from bottom to top.” A referendum is not some extraordinary measure, but a natural method of governance.

We also give the people the right to recall leaders who do not fulfill the will of the people. That means: you promised, but did not deliver — leave office.

Helle Vilu:
Some say your vision is utopian. What do you answer to them?

Veiko Huuse:
It is utopian to believe that rule by the people can be achieved through political parties. That is an illusion.

The entire Western political system is built on giving people a choice without real power. We give power back to the people. It may seem unfamiliar, but it is the only way Estonia can be changed from within, instead of merely plastering over the surface.

Helle Vilu:
What is your message to those who feel something must change, but do not know where to begin?

Veiko Huuse:
Come along boldly. You do not need to be a politician or an “expert.” It is enough that you are a human being with a heart, a backbone, and a desire to be proud of Estonia.

We are not building a new Estonia according to the instructions of an elite. We are building Estonia from people — not from parties.

Helle Vilu’s note:
Veiko Huuse’s ideas have found both strong support and criticism. Yet no one can deny that the questions he raises deserve public discussion. How can we hope for change if we do not dare to change the foundations themselves?

It’s time for change!
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