Freedom act of 2023 - Fjordheim

Rationale

Strengthening labor protections, education, and inclusivity while modernizing energy and language policies to better serve citizens and future generations.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	School Leaving Age	Compulsory education/training to 18	Compulsory education/training to 18
2	Maximum Working Hours	48-hour weekly maximum	Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)
3	Religious Education in Schools	Optional religious classes	Strictly secular education
4	Nuclear Power	Maintain existing nuclear only	Major nuclear build-out
5	Official Language Policy	Single official language for all official documents and courts	Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)

1

School Leaving Age

Previous law

Compulsory education/training to 18

2

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

48-hour weekly maximum

Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)

3

Religious Education in Schools

Previous law

Optional religious classes

Strictly secular education

4

Nuclear Power

Previous law

Maintain existing nuclear only

Major nuclear build-out

5

Official Language Policy

Previous law

Single official language for all official documents and courts

Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)

Proposer

Party

Movement For Socialism

A democratic socialist movement uniting Fjordheim's coastal, highland, and working communities. We believe our natural resources and oil wealth belong to all citizens. We stand for public ownership, universal welfare, environmental stewardship, and secular governance to build a truly equal society.

Core pillars

ND

Nina Dahl

Activist · Age 55

74,613 social followers

A well-connected powerbroker with a military past, Nina Dahl’s charisma and unshakable loyalty to the party’s leadership have made her an indispensable force behind every successful campaign.

✨ Charismatic 🎖️ Former Military 🤝 Loyal ⚖️ Pragmatist 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

14 August 2023
Vote Open

16 August 2023
Vote Closed

15 October 2023
Became Law

15 October 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Nordting

Passed

21Yes 3No 11Not voted 35 seats

For: 21 / 35 seats (60.0%)

Against: 3 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 11

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 87.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ASTER	7	Yes	This bill moves in the same direction ASTER already voted for: extending education to eighteen is a goal we share regardless of whose name is on the article. Guaranteed multilingual rights speak directly to what we stand for — a Fjordheim where no community has to set aside its own language to be heard by its own state. Secular, non-imposed schooling protects the same pluralism. The workweek and nuclear provisions sit outside our founding pillars, but neither one asks us to abandon anything we believe. ASTER votes Yes, glad to support a bill that gets more right than it gets uncertain.
Democratic Liberal Platform	3	No	A maximum 4-day work week is unacceptable.
Fjordheim National Solidarist Front	0	Abstain	we agree on most but we cannot support multilingualism.
Movement For Socialism Proposer	14	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Union Of Workers	0	Yes	This reform will make life easier for workers, continue secularization, and make green energy cheaper. We disagree with mandatory school until 18 but see this proposal as a net positive.

Voting record

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

ASTER

Voted Aug. 25, 2023

Yes

“This bill moves in the same direction ASTER already voted for: extending education to eighteen is a goal we share regardless of whose name is on the article. Guaranteed multilingual rights speak directly to what we stand for — a Fjordheim where no community has to set aside its own language to be heard by its own state. Secular, non-imposed schooling protects the same pluralism. The workweek and nuclear provisions sit outside our founding pillars, but neither one asks us to abandon anything we believe. ASTER votes Yes, glad to support a bill that gets more right than it gets uncertain.”

Fjordheim National Solidarist Front

Voted Aug. 22, 2023

Abstain

“we agree on most but we cannot support multilingualism.”

Socialist Union Of Workers

Voted Aug. 20, 2023

Yes

“This reform will make life easier for workers, continue secularization, and make green energy cheaper. We disagree with mandatory school until 18 but see this proposal as a net positive.”

Democratic Liberal Platform

Voted Aug. 18, 2023

No Changed vote

“A maximum 4-day work week is unacceptable.”

Democratic Liberal Platform

Voted Aug. 17, 2023

Abstain

“We cannot support a maximum workweek of 4 days.”