Rejected petition Make a constitutional mechanism to call an election against the gov if it fails

Generate a method a failing government can be forced to call a general election constitutionally outside of the regular means by which a general election is called

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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.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We are unsure who you want to be able to request a General Election and how government failure could be assessed.

You may wish to sign the following petition:

Change the law, so that UK citizens can force an immediate General Election
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702341

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

Date submitted 10 January 2025
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