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This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Unelected Prime Ministers should be forced to call a General Election

This year we will have a new Prime Minister from two candidates, Teresa May and Andrea Leadsom, neither of whom will take the post with a mandate from the people of the United Kingdom to lead. The office of Prime Minister should be held by someone who has been voted for by the British people.

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

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