“We do not support the lowering of the minimum wage.”
Market Liberalization Act of 2020
Rationale
These changes balance worker protections and market flexibility to boost economic competitiveness while maintaining essential safeguards for stability and growth.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gig Economy & Platform Workers |
Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)
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Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers
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| 2 | Minimum Wage Policy |
High living wage
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Basic minimum wage
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| 3 | Public Ownership of Key Industries |
Public ownership of natural monopolies
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Privatise and lightly regulate
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| 4 | Trade Union Rights |
Full collective bargaining and strike rights
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Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)
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| 5 | Competition & Monopolies |
Active competition enforcement
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Permissive on mergers and scale
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Gig Economy & Platform Workers2
Minimum Wage Policy3
Public Ownership of Key Industries4
Trade Union Rights5
Competition & MonopoliesProposer
Party
The Marianne Liberty Alliance
The Marianne Liberty Alliance supports proven policy in order to create the best outcomes domestically and internationally. The Marianne Liberty Alliance believes in a free, but regulated market to foster prosperity.
Core pillars
Caroline Faure
Minister of the Economy and Finance · Age 39
Caroline Faure went from law school debater to media darling overnight, blending razor-sharp analysis with a preacher’s gift for turning data into persuasive speeches.
Timeline
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Draft18 August 2020
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Vote Open18 August 2020
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Vote Closed17 October 2020
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Did Not Become Law17 October 2020
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
PassedFor: 262 / 348 seats (75.3%)
Against: 86 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats (D) | 57 | Yes | While we don't support the last one, we can get behind this. |
| The Greens Of Marianne | 86 | No | We do not support the lowering of the minimum wage. |
| The Marianne Liberty Alliance Proposer | 59 | Yes | No reason given |
| The National Refoundation Front | 135 | Yes | We support this bill |
| The People Vanguard | 11 | Yes | We fully support this, would totaly help workers |
National Assembly
PassedFor: 406 / 577 seats (70.4%)
Against: 171 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats (D) | 106 | Yes | While we don't support the last one, we can get behind this. |
| The Greens Of Marianne | 171 | No | We do not support the lowering of the minimum wage. |
| The Marianne Liberty Alliance Proposer | 131 | Yes | No reason given |
| The National Refoundation Front | 156 | Yes | We support this bill |
| The People Vanguard | 13 | Yes | We fully support this, would totaly help workers |
| Empty seats | 218 | Not voted |
Presidency
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Greens Of Marianne | 1 | No | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We fully support this, would totaly help workers”
“We support this bill”
“While we don't support the last one, we can get behind this.”