Rejected petition: If the Prime Minister resigns or is removed there should be a general election.
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I would like Parliament to create legislation that invokes a general election in the event of a Prime Minister leaving office for whatever reason.
When a political party runs for election the focal point is the potential prime minister. They are the primary person the electorate are voting for. So if the prime minister is removed an election should be called to see if the new leader or leaders of the party or parties has the electorates backing.
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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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "The removal or death of a PM should trigger a general election" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/760199
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.