Charlemont
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Ban Corporate Political Donations Act …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Ban Corporate Political Donations Act of 2021

Proposed by The Liberal Socialista · fronted by Laurent Michel

Opened

14 Dec 2021

Voting closes

12 Feb 2022

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Corporate/union donations distort democracy; public-only funding ensures fair, transparent elections focused on voters, not wealthy interests.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Lobbying & Political Donations	Disclosure rules, few limits		Ban corporate/union donations, public-only funding

1

Lobbying & Political Donations

Previous law

Disclosure rules, few limits

Ban corporate/union donations, public-only funding

Proposer

Party

The Liberal Socialista

Peace Prosperity and Freedom

Core pillars

Laurent Michel

Activist · Age 58

5,427 social followers

Raised in a cramped council flat, Laurent Michel’s charisma masks his deep-seated insecurities, fueling a hunger for power while his halting public speaking forces him to rely on charm over eloquence.

🚀 Ambitious ✨ Charismatic 🤐 Poor Speaker 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

14 December 2021
Vote Open

14 December 2021
Vote Closed

12 February 2022
Did Not Become Law

12 February 2022

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

126Yes 194No 28Not voted 348 seats

For: 126 / 348 seats (36.2%)

Against: 194 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 28

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 39.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement	100	Yes	The Green-Left Movement strongly supports this bill because we proposed it to put voters—not corporations, unions, or wealthy interests—at the heart of our democracy. Public-only election funding would create a fairer, more transparent political system where every voice has an equal chance to be heard.
National Front	194	No	This is a ridiculous policy, we say NO
Progressive Front	9	Yes	We support this legislation.
The Liberal Socialista Proposer	17	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Failed

201Yes 358No 18Not voted 577 seats

For: 201 / 577 seats (34.8%)

Against: 358 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 18

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 36.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement	112	Yes	The Green-Left Movement strongly supports this bill because we proposed it to put voters—not corporations, unions, or wealthy interests—at the heart of our democracy. Public-only election funding would create a fairer, more transparent political system where every voice has an equal chance to be heard.
National Front	358	No	This is a ridiculous policy, we say NO
Progressive Front	46	Yes	We support this legislation.
The Liberal Socialista Proposer	43	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Green-left Movement

Voted Jan. 21, 2022

Yes

“The Green-Left Movement strongly supports this bill because we proposed it to put voters—not corporations, unions, or wealthy interests—at the heart of our democracy. Public-only election funding would create a fairer, more transparent political system where every voice has an equal chance to be heard.”

National Front

Voted Dec. 29, 2021

“This is a ridiculous policy, we say NO”

Progressive Front

Voted Dec. 25, 2021

Yes

“We support this legislation.”