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Media Regulation And Accountability Act …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Media Regulation And Accountability Act of 2014

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Sébastien Mercier

Opened

16 Dec 2014

Voting closes

14 Feb 2015

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Balances free speech with accountability by preventing harm from incitement and defamation while maintaining investigative journalism and public debate.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Media Censorship Policy	Free press (no prior restraints; narrow limits for direct incitement only)		Targeted regulation (post-publication fines for incitement/defamation; independent regulator)

1

Media Censorship Policy

Previous law

Free press (no prior restraints; narrow limits for direct incitement only)

Targeted regulation (post-publication fines for incitement/defamation; independent regulator)

Proposer

Party

Horizon

Horizon is a forward-looking political movement built around the idea that long-term thinking should sit at the center of public decision-making. It is a broad-reaching social liberal and progressive party focusing on long-term outcomes: sustainability, economic resilience and social cohesion.

Core pillars

Sébastien Mercier

Activist · Age 49

9,576 social followers

Once a rising star in the diplomatic corps, Sébastien Mercier resigned after refusing to endorse a deal he deemed unethical, leveraging his charisma and connections to build a reputation as a principled powerbroker.

✨ Charismatic 🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🛡️ Incorruptible 🤝 Loyal 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

16 December 2014
Vote Open

16 December 2014
Vote Closed

14 February 2015
Became Law

14 February 2015

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

171Yes 90No 87Not voted 348 seats

For: 171 / 348 seats (49.1%)

Against: 90 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 87

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 65.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	57	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	90	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	114	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	0	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

293Yes 131No 153Not voted 577 seats

For: 293 / 577 seats (50.8%)

Against: 131 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 153

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 69.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	13	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	131	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	280	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	0	No	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Horizon Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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