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Petition · past parliament

Hold a snap general election as Theresa May is an unelected Prime Minister.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Theresa May's becoming Prime Minister unopposed is undemocratic - she has no popular mandate and has not even been voted in by her own party. The instability caused by the Brexit vote makes it crucial that we have a democratically elected PM. A general election is the only democratic way forward.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a snap general election now that the UK have voted to leave the EU

Timeline

11 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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