Rejected petition Have general elections before allowing party members to become prime minister

I have always found it un-democratic and worrying that a member of the government may be nominated prime minister without the vote of the people once the current one stands down. We would like to have a general election to nominate the next party to lead the UK under such circumstances.

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The direction of the UK in the world at present is uncertain and lacks strong leadership to guide it through.
The people vote a party in on its message, policies and most importantly for public opinion is its leader. We cannot allow whoever is chosen within a party to take the UK in the direction they feel right without the consent of the people.

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

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Date submitted 2 July 2016
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