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Let the Public Decide: Hold a UK Referendum on Swiss-Style Direct Democracy.

Submitted by Stephen Katona on Saturday 22nd February 2025

Published on Tuesday 15th April 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 15th October 2025

Signatures: 115

Tagged with

100 days ~ 18 months ~ Challenger ~ Citizens ~ democracy ~ Direct ~ Law ~ month ~ Parliament ~ Power ~ Referendum ~ Swiss ~ Swiss-style ~ Switzerland ~ system ~ The Power ~ TRIGGER ~ UK citizens ~ UK-wide ~ Voting ~ Wide

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Let the Public Decide: Hold a UK Referendum on Swiss-Style Direct Democracy.

Petition Details

We call on the UK Government to allow a national referendum on adopting a Swiss-style direct democracy system. This would give UK citizens the power to trigger referendums on laws passed by parliament and propose amendments or put forward new legislation ensuring a stronger public voice.

Additional Information

Switzerland’s direct democracy allows citizens to challenge government decisions by calling for referendums on laws, and propose and amend new legislation. We call on the Government to hold a UK-wide referendum on allowing Government petitions with 50,000 signatures in 100 days or 100,000 signatures in 18 months to trigger referendums. We believe the people should be allowed to vote on whether they should have a greater say in how the UK is governed.


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