Rejected petition The next PM should ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament

An unelected Prime Minister, from a Government with a very slim majority, does not have a mandate from this Country and should call a General Election ASAP to legitimise their position.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The United Kingdom does not have a Governor General.

Parliament can only be dissolved as provided for under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 8 July 2016
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