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Petition · past parliament

Hold a General Election by May 2017 to ensure UK not governed by unelected PM

Closed 1,250 signatures

What the petition asks

During the referendum the Leave campaign continually stressed that a key issue was not wanting to be governed by unelected representatives (even though EU has elected MEPs). Therefore, now there is such key work to be done, we must have a nationally elected Prime Minister, not a nominated one.
Parliament needs to act to call a General Election before May 2017 to ensure that key decisions are taken with a true mandate. As part of this, no action should be taken by any interim prime minister to activate Article 50 of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty.

Timeline

13 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jan 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,250
Status Closed
Opened 13 Jul 2016
Closed 13 Jan 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.