“There are elements we like and elements we do not like”
Progressive Policy Modernization Act of 2023
Rationale
These reforms tackle climate injustice, healthcare gaps, corruption, and worker exploitation by shifting costs to polluters, protecting public health, ensuring fairness, and strengthening democracy.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Carbon Pricing |
Low carbon price on heavy industry only
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High carbon price with a border adjustment on imports
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| 2 | Drug Treatment & Harm Reduction |
Abstinence-based treatment programmes
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Needle exchanges, safe consumption rooms, opioid substitution
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| 3 | Paid Sick Leave |
Employers must pay statutory sick pay
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State-funded sick pay from day one, employees and self-employed
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| 4 | Anti-Corruption Commission |
Commission appointed and directed by ministers
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Independent commission with its own prosecutors and asset-seizure powers
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| 5 | Healthcare System Model |
Public system with private top-ups
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Single public system, free at point of use
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Carbon Pricing2
Drug Treatment & Harm Reduction3
Paid Sick Leave4
Anti-Corruption Commission5
Healthcare System ModelProposer
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
Nina Dahl
Activist · Age 55
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.
Timeline
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Draft29 October 2023
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Vote Open29 October 2023
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Vote Closed28 December 2023
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Became Law28 December 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Nordting
PassedFor: 21 / 35 seats (60.0%)
Against: 11 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 3
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
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| A Better Fjordheim | 8 | No | This bill contains reforms we can support, including state-funded sick pay and stronger anti corruption enforcement, but it bundles them with measures that go too far. High carbon pricing would place heavier burdens on our economy, while abolishing private healthcare top ups unnecessarily removes choice and competition. ABF supports a strong welfare system alongside a competitive free market economy. We cannot support sacrificing that balance through an all-or-nothing package. |
| ASTER | 7 | Yes | Every article here moves in a direction ASTER already believes in: treating drug addiction as a health matter rather than a crime, paid sick leave that doesn't abandon the self-employed, real teeth for anti-corruption enforcement, and healthcare that no longer depends on what someone can afford. Repealing an authoritarian law is worth doing regardless of who proposes it — democracy isn't a partisan position for us. ASTER votes Yes, and gladly. |
| Democratic Liberal Platform | 3 | No | There are elements we like and elements we do not like |
| Movement For Socialism Proposer | 14 | Yes | No reason given |
| Socialist Union Of Workers | 0 | Yes | We support this proposal |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“This bill contains reforms we can support, including state-funded sick pay and stronger anti corruption enforcement, but it bundles them with measures that go too far. High carbon pricing would place heavier burdens on our economy, while abolishing private healthcare top ups unnecessarily removes choice and competition. ABF supports a strong welfare system alongside a competitive free market economy. We cannot support sacrificing that balance through an all-or-nothing package.”
“Every article here moves in a direction ASTER already believes in: treating drug addiction as a health matter rather than a crime, paid sick leave that doesn't abandon the self-employed, real teeth for anti-corruption enforcement, and healthcare that no longer depends on what someone can afford. Repealing an authoritarian law is worth doing regardless of who proposes it — democracy isn't a partisan position for us. ASTER votes Yes, and gladly.”
“We support this proposal”