This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Prevent the appointment of a new prime minister without election within six mths
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It seems wrong to allow a few thousand party members to make a decision on behalf of the rest of the country regarding something as important as who leads the government. To avoid a national shame the rest of the electorate should have their say within a six month period.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/250152
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