Hold a general election when the PM changes for any reason whilst in office · petition

What the petition asks

To stop the infighting and political maneuvers that destabilise government reducing thier effectiveness and delivery to the people, changevthe rules such that a change of PM instantly forces a general election giving the people control and not party activists

To stop the infighting and political maneuvers that destabilise government reducing thier effectiveness and delivery to the people, changevthe rules such that a change of PM instantly forces a general election giving the people control and not party activists.

Recent times have shown how our countries finances are negatively affected by actions such as outisting a PM. If the PM cant serve for any reason, the choice of government should come back to the people and force a general election

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

17 Oct 2022	Petition opened for signatures
20 Oct 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee