{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/20851.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":20851,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Make political party manifestos legally binding.","background":null,"additional_details":"I would like to see party manifestos of all political parties that seek to run the country made legally binding.  Even if there is a coalition government.\r\n\r\nWhen the current government formed a coalition in order to be in power, both have selectively used the argument that neither party is bound to their manifestos because no party had the majority vote.\r\nIf a coalition government is formed then a secondary vote should be given to the voters upon which they select a 50/50 split of each of the parties manifesto pledges.\r\nIf this cannot be agreed to then the general election should be held again until there is a majority vote for one party.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2011-10-31T03:59:05.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:28.662Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:36:14.175Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-10-31T03:59:05.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}