Petition · past parliament
Make it mandatory to have a General Election if a Prime Minister resigns.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Following the resignation of the current Prime Minister it feels wrong that members of just one political party choose the next Prime Minister when that person can influence and change which laws are passed without taking into account the opinion of the whole population
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.