This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition For a General Election to take place before October 2016
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The political classes are in disarray and the Conservative government seem to want to appoint the new PM without going to the country. This seems to contradict the basic premise of a democratic system.
The referendum has caused a political crisis the like of which the UK has never seen. This calls for the need for a General Election
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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