“A comprehensive public education is the surest defense of the people against tyranny of disinformation, fear-mongering, and fallacious demagoguery.”
Education To 18 Compulsory Bill of 2021
Rationale
Raising the school leaving age to 18 ensures young people gain vital skills for modern jobs, reducing unemployment and boosting long-term economic growth.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School Leaving Age |
Compulsory to 16
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Compulsory education/training to 18
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1
School Leaving AgeProposer
Party
National Progress
National Progress is a party that focused on strengthening the country through investment, national security, public order, and controlled immigration.
Core pillars
Sabine Lehmann
Activist · Age 44
Sabine Lehmann spent a decade advocating for refugees before shifting focus to education reform, where her blunt honesty often clashes with bureaucratic sensibilities—but her grassroots credibility keeps her grounded in what actually works.
Timeline
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Draft1 March 2021
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Vote Open1 March 2021
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Vote Closed30 April 2021
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Became Law30 April 2021
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Rikstag
PassedFor: 463 / 349 seats (132.7%)
Against: 165 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Radical Federation | 124 | Yes | A comprehensive public education is the surest defense of the people against tyranny of disinformation, fear-mongering, and fallacious demagoguery. |
| Ecologist And Social-Liberal Union | 118 | Yes | we support greater opportunities for the youth, especially in education and the workforce |
| Gothic Socialist Group | 221 | Yes | Expanding the time persons spend in education will open more doors for their future! |
| Homeland - Gothic National Association | 165 | No | We oppose requiring young people miss two of their prime working years for mandatory immersion in the harmful ideologies of woke thought. |
| National Progress Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“we support greater opportunities for the youth, especially in education and the workforce”
“We oppose requiring young people miss two of their prime working years for mandatory immersion in the harmful ideologies of woke thought.”
“Expanding the time persons spend in education will open more doors for their future!”