Charlemont
Proposals
Raising School Leaving Age Act …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Raising School Leaving Age Act of 2021

Proposed by Progressive Front · fronted by Hugo Fournier

Opened

4 Aug 2021

Voting closes

3 Oct 2021

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Raising the school leaving age to 18 better prepares young people for modern careers and reduces youth unemployment, benefiting society through a skilled workforce.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	School Leaving Age	Compulsory to 16		Compulsory education/training to 18

1

School Leaving Age

Previous law

Compulsory to 16

Compulsory education/training to 18

Proposer

Party

Progressive Front

The Progressive Front fights for economic justice, workers’ rights, strong public services, equality, climate action, and accountable government. We believe prosperity should be shared, opportunity should be universal, and democracy must work for everyone.

Core pillars

Hugo Fournier

Activist · Age 59

23,354 social followers

A silver-tongued heir to an old industrial fortune, Hugo Fournier parlayed his inherited wealth and charm into a role as a kingmaker behind the scenes before stepping into the arena himself.

✨ Charismatic 💰 Wealthy 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

4 August 2021
Vote Open

4 August 2021
Vote Closed

3 October 2021
Became Law

3 October 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

101Yes 0No 70Abstained 177Not voted 348 seats

For: 101 / 348 seats (29.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 70 · Not voted: 177

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement	101	Yes	The Green-Left Movement supports raising the school leaving age to 18 because every young person deserves the education and skills needed to build a secure future. Investing in education will reduce youth unemployment, expand opportunities, and strengthen Charlemont’s workforce.
National Front	70	Abstain	We support our youth and understand the need for education, but at the age of 16 you are already old enough to work and make your own decisions. But we cannot reject this bill, so we respectfully abstain
Progressive Front Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

245Yes 0No 74Abstained 258Not voted 577 seats

For: 245 / 577 seats (42.5%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 74 · Not voted: 258

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement	213	Yes	The Green-Left Movement supports raising the school leaving age to 18 because every young person deserves the education and skills needed to build a secure future. Investing in education will reduce youth unemployment, expand opportunities, and strengthen Charlemont’s workforce.
National Front	74	Abstain	We support our youth and understand the need for education, but at the age of 16 you are already old enough to work and make your own decisions. But we cannot reject this bill, so we respectfully abstain
Progressive Front Proposer	32	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.

National Front

Voted Aug. 20, 2021

Abstain

“We support our youth and understand the need for education, but at the age of 16 you are already old enough to work and make your own decisions. But we cannot reject this bill, so we respectfully abstain”

Green-left Movement

Voted Aug. 7, 2021

Yes

“The Green-Left Movement supports raising the school leaving age to 18 because every young person deserves the education and skills needed to build a secure future. Investing in education will reduce youth unemployment, expand opportunities, and strengthen Charlemont’s workforce.”