Charlemont
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Media Regulation And Accountability Act …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Media Regulation And Accountability Act of 2016

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Romain Fontaine

Opened

8 Nov 2016

Voting closes

7 Jan 2017

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

These changes balance press freedom with accountability, reducing harm from incitement and defamation while protecting 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)

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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

Romain Fontaine

Activist · Age 55

10,153 social followers

A passionate political activist dedicated to making a difference.

🚀 Ambitious ✨ Charismatic 📺 Media Savvy 🔗 Well Connected 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

8 November 2016
Vote Open

8 November 2016
Vote Closed

7 January 2017
Became Law

7 January 2017

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

191Yes 153No 4Not voted 348 seats

For: 191 / 348 seats (54.9%)

Against: 153 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 4

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 55.5%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	45	No	No reason given
Christian Distributists	84	Yes	No reason given
Green-left Movement	7	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	55	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	52	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	101	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

340Yes 221No 16Not voted 577 seats

For: 340 / 577 seats (58.9%)

Against: 221 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 16

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 60.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	45	No	No reason given
Christian Distributists	110	Yes	No reason given
Green-left Movement	50	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	122	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	108	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	126	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
Christian Distributists	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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