Charlemont
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Citizenship Requirements Reform Act of …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Citizenship Requirements Reform Act of 2015

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Marine Mathieu

Opened

2 Mar 2015

Voting closes

1 May 2015

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Strengthening national identity requires ensuring cultural continuity and commitment through blood ties and longer residency for naturalisation.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Citizenship Requirements	Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency		Citizenship by blood only (jus sanguinis); 15-year residency for naturalisation

1

Citizenship Requirements

Previous law

Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency

Citizenship by blood only (jus sanguinis); 15-year residency for naturalisation

Proposer

Party

Horizon

Horizon is a forward-looking political movement built around the idea that long-term thinking should sit at the center of public decision-making. It is a broad-reaching social liberal and progressive party focusing on long-term outcomes: sustainability, economic resilience and social cohesion.

Core pillars

Marine Mathieu

Activist · Age 65

11,726 social followers

A former university professor turned media strategist, Marine spent two decades shaping political narratives before leveraging her sharp intellect and insider connections into a rapid rise through the ranks.

🎓 Academic 🚀 Ambitious 📺 Media Savvy 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

2 March 2015
Vote Open

2 March 2015
Vote Closed

1 May 2015
Did Not Become Law

1 May 2015

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

111Yes 219No 18Not voted 348 seats

For: 111 / 348 seats (31.9%)

Against: 219 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 18

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 33.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	16	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	115	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	95	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	104	No	No reason given
Social Democrats	0	No	No reason given
The Progressive Lodge	0	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

293Yes 131No 153Not voted 577 seats

For: 293 / 577 seats (50.8%)

Against: 131 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 153

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 69.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	13	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	131	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	280	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	0	No	No reason given
Social Democrats	0	No	No reason given
The Progressive Lodge	0	No	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
Horizon Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

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