Petition · past parliament

Have a People's Vote on Martin Selmayr as Secretary-General to the EC.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

For as long as we're stuck in the EU, we should probably have a People's Vote to endorse Martin Selmayr as the Secretary-General to the European Commission. He appears to be the only person to have voted. For himself.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This would be the responsibility of the European Union as a whole and not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could start a new petition asking the UK Government to propose that the post of Secretary-General to the European Commission be elected if that is something you would like to see happen.

Timeline

13 Nov 2018 Petition opened for signatures
20 Nov 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Nov 2018

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