Consumer And Worker Rights Act of 2022 - Marianne

Rationale

These changes strengthen protections for consumers, workers, and communities by ensuring fair competition, safer products, fair wages, and more homes for all.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Competition & Monopolies	Permissive on mergers and scale	Active competition enforcement
2	Consumer Protection	Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards	Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards
3	Gig Economy & Platform Workers	Platform workers are independent contractors; no protections required	Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers
4	Housing Supply & Planning	Balanced planning system	Strong national housing targets

1

Competition & Monopolies

Previous law

Permissive on mergers and scale

Active competition enforcement

2

Consumer Protection

Previous law

Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards

Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards

3

Gig Economy & Platform Workers

Previous law

Platform workers are independent contractors; no protections required

Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers

4

Housing Supply & Planning

Previous law

Balanced planning system

Strong national housing targets

Proposer

Party

The Left

A party of the people for the people. Strong hands build strong walls. No one left behind.

Core pillars

AF

Antoine Fournier

Presidency · Age 48

355,557 social followers

Born into old money, his natural magnetism and sharp strategic mind positioned him as a rising star, though his privileged background occasionally clashed with his party’s populist rhetoric.

🚀 Ambitious 🔬 Analytical ✨ Charismatic 💰 Wealthy

Timeline

Draft

26 September 2022
Vote Open

26 September 2022
Vote Closed

25 November 2022
Did Not Become Law

25 November 2022

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

102Yes 125No 26Abstained 95Not voted 348 seats

For: 102 / 348 seats (29.3%)

Against: 125 · Abstained: 26 · Not voted: 95

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 44.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
The Left Proposer	72	Yes	No reason given
The Marianne Liberty Alliance	54	No	We do not support nationalizing of housing building nor the loses of economies of scales
The National Refoundation Front	71	No	We can't support this bill
The Social-Democrats	30	Yes	Great proposal from the left.
Together For Marianne	26	Abstain	No reason given

National Assembly

Failed

160Yes 241No 38Abstained 138Not voted 577 seats

For: 160 / 577 seats (27.7%)

Against: 241 · Abstained: 38 · Not voted: 138

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 39.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
The Left Proposer	109	Yes	No reason given
The Marianne Liberty Alliance	74	No	We do not support nationalizing of housing building nor the loses of economies of scales
The National Refoundation Front	167	No	We can't support this bill
The Social-Democrats	51	Yes	Great proposal from the left.
Together For Marianne	38	Abstain	No reason given
Empty seats	218	Not voted