Rejected petition The Head of The Commonwealth of Nations should be an elected position.

A heredity head of The Commonwealth of Nations devalues the institution and the United Kingdom.
All positions of influence should be held on merit.
The office should be held for a single term of fixed length.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The decision on how the Head of the Commonwealth is chosen is the responsibility for all members of the Commonwealth, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could start a new petition asking the UK Government to urge other Commonwealth governments to consider making the position an elected one, if that's what you want to happen.

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Date submitted 19 April 2018
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