{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/140506.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":140506,"parliament":{"period":"2015-2017","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2017-05-03T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Hold another general election in 2016 after the resignation of David Cameron.","background":"The country voted to leave the EU largely due to the argument that it was undemocratic. However, after the resignation David Cameron, the Tories are going to elect a new PM without any say from the public. As a result, another general election should be held to allow the U.K. to elect a new PM.","additional_details":"One of the arguments for leaving the EU was that it was undemocratic, and yet a new PM is about to come to power without the support of the public.\r\nAccording to the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act an early general election can be called if a motion that there shall be an early parliamentary general election is passed by the House of Commons with at least two thirds in favour of the motion; or if a motion of no confidence is passed by the House of Commons. \r\nThe House should vote for another election.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":5,"created_at":"2016-06-25T17:49:02.143Z","updated_at":"2017-09-09T06:14:31.879Z","rejected_at":"2016-07-06T16:59:57.474Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133607"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}