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Laws & Policies

This is the reference for the political issues that define your platform and the laws you'll propose and vote on.

Political issues

There are 16 political issues in Lawmaker. When you create a party you choose 4 of them as your pillars, setting a position on each. Every issue runs on a spectrum from -1 to +1 (with 0 being neutral), and your positions are what voters compare your record against.

The first eleven issues are two-sided spectrums:

Issue -1 +1
🙋‍♀️ Gender Equality Traditional gender roles Full gender equality
⛪ Role of Religion Secular governance Religion in government
🌱 Environment Growth first Environmental protection
🗽 Individual Liberty Strong leadership Maximum personal freedom
⚔️ Military Diplomatic solutions Military strength
🌍 Immigration Border security Open borders
💰 Economy Wealth redistribution Free market
🎭 Multiculturalism National identity Multiculturalism
👮‍♂️ Law and Order Rehabilitation Strict enforcement
🔨 Workers' Rights Business growth Worker protections
🛡️ Welfare State Sink or swim Welfare programs

The remaining five are single-position issues — a party either champions them or doesn't:

Issue Champions
🏗️ Infrastructure Investment Roads, bridges, and utilities
📚 Education Investment Schools and universities
👶 Support for Young People Education, housing, opportunity for the young
👨‍💼 Support for Middle-Aged People Working families, careers, work–life balance
👴 Support for Older People Healthcare, pensions, quality of life in old age

Pick four issues that form a coherent identity, and be ready to vote for them consistently — that's what builds a recognisable brand with voters.

The laws catalogue

There are 110 laws across 19 policy areas — defence, the economy, education, environment, healthcare, immigration, and more. Each law has several options representing different positions, and a proposal changes one or more laws from their current option to a new one.

The full, authoritative catalogue — with each law's current setting, its available options, and their political impacts — is shown in the game itself when you draft a proposal, and on each country's Laws page. That's always the up-to-date source, so refer there rather than to a static list.

A handful of these options — the ones that attack the mechanisms of accountability, like press control, protest bans and mass surveillance — also carry autocracy points for any party that votes them into law. See Authoritarian laws for the full list and how the points are paid.

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