This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Maintain U.K. Democracy by implementing the result of 33,577,342 citizens votes
The European Union membership referendum took place on the 23rd June 2016
The U.K. Electorate were promised by the Government of the day, whatever the outcome of the Democratic Vote, it would be implemented
33,577,342 votes by the Electorate were ruled as lawfully cast in that Democratic Process
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Should Parliament have the power to overrule the result of a Democratic Process given that 33,577,342 votes by the Electorate were ruled as lawfully cast in that Democratic Process put forward by Democratically elected Parliamentarians? The result of that UK wide referendum was to Leave the EU
On the 29 March 2017 the Official EU withdrawal process was initiated, meaning that the UK is due to leave the EU before 11PM on 29 March 2019 UK time
Should U.K. Democracy be maintained by Implementing?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/243319
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