Rejected petition Have a general election

To hold a general election now

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Because the people of this country did not vote for either candidate running for prime minister now

This petition was rejected

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619781

A General Election gives constituents the opportunity to vote for their local MP, but in the UK the Prime Minister is not directly elected. The Prime Minister is normally the leader of the party that wins the most seats at a general election.

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

Date submitted 5 August 2022
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