Secular education ensures all students receive fair, inclusive learning free from religious bias, promoting equality and social cohesion.
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Religious Education in Schools |
Optional religious classes
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Strictly secular education
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Party
A democratic centre-left party committed to education, workers’ rights, strong public services, individual freedoms, secular government, and a safe, prosperous Costavela.
Core pillars
Activist · Age 45
A fourth-generation political insider with deep pockets and unshakable ideals, Tomás Méndez has spent decades quietly building coalitions while funding the party’s most ambitious reform projects from his own fortune.
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
For: 120 / 266 seats (45.1%)
Against: 53 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 93
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | 99 | Yes | We agree with this proposal |
| Costavela Democratic Union Proposer | 21 | Yes | No reason given |
| People's Congress Of Costavela | 0 | No | Religious parents should be able to choose whether or not their children are educated religiously. |
| Revolutionary Socialist Union | 32 | No | We defend secularism but we do not want to impose either one, neither forcing secular education nor forcing religious education. This also infringes upon the freedom of religion that our Constitution expressly protects |
| Youth Of Costa | 21 | No | RELIGION IS VERY IMPORTANT, IS THE BLOOD OF US |
| Empty seats | 54 | Not voted |
For: 66 / 350 seats (18.9%)
Against: 34 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 250
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | 66 | Yes | We agree with this proposal |
| Costavela Democratic Union Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| People's Congress Of Costavela | 0 | No | Religious parents should be able to choose whether or not their children are educated religiously. |
| Revolutionary Socialist Union | 34 | No | We defend secularism but we do not want to impose either one, neither forcing secular education nor forcing religious education. This also infringes upon the freedom of religion that our Constitution expressly protects |
| Youth Of Costa | 0 | No | RELIGION IS VERY IMPORTANT, IS THE BLOOD OF US |
| Empty seats | 80 | Not voted |
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“RELIGION IS VERY IMPORTANT, IS THE BLOOD OF US”
“Religious parents should be able to choose whether or not their children are educated religiously.”
“We agree with this proposal”
“We defend secularism but we do not want to impose either one, neither forcing secular education nor forcing religious education. This also infringes upon the freedom of religion that our Constitution expressly protects”