Rejected petition call for an assembly election

due to the resignation of the first minister, wouldnt it be appropriate to call for a full senedd election, the same as was asked for when boris johnson resigned as prime minister, rather than placing someone in the first minister position who may not have the support of the welsh people

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue, or if the Petitions Committee has considered one in the last year.

The Petitions Committee is already considering a petition on this issue:
P-06-1375Initiate an early Senedd election

Details of the Committee’s previous consideration of this issue can be found here:
https://business.senedd.wales/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=42092&Opt=3

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Date submitted 2 February 2024
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