Rejected petition: Call a general election
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Require a General Election if the governing party changes its Prime Minister between elections. The public voted for a government under one leader. If that leader changes during a Parliament, the electorate should have the opportunity to vote again in a General Election.
Democracy depends on the consent of the people. When the governing party changes its leader, the country can end up with a Prime Minister whom the public has never had the opportunity to endorse in that role. We believe any such change should trigger a General Election so the British people can decide who governs them and maintain confidence in our democratic system.
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 the following petition, which calls for similar action:
General election now – and always call one if a PM is replaced
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/771833We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.