Important:
This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition give the people a vote to replace a resigned prime minister
Following the resignation of the prime minister in exceptional circumstances it is not democratic for his replacement not have a mandate from the people. One party's members should not have the power to choose. The fixed term parliament act should be amended to allow for exceptional circumstances.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133548
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