Rejected petition A change of party leader resulting in a new Prime Minister triggers an election

A change in the leader of the party in Government, or the major partner in a coalition, resulting in a new Prime Minister being created without a popular vote, shall automatically trigger a General Election regardless of the other provisions of the law on fixed term parliaments or party expediency.

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We call upon Parliament to change the legislation on fixed term parliaments to prevent the people being governed by a leadership in which only party members have had a say. UNLESS: A general election has already been called, or would under the fixed term legislation, take place anyway within four months. A General Election shall be called by the incoming leader of the governing party, who shall be installed as interim prime minister, to take place as soon thereafter as practicably possible.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/137376

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Date submitted 30 June 2016
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