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Petition · past parliament

Hold a General Election before invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The resignation of the leader of the elected government and his subsequent replacement does not have a mandate from the British electorate. Article 50 should only be invoked by a government with a leader elected in a general election.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Vote on an early General Election before sending Article 50

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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