AUSTRALIAN LAWMAKER CLAIMS INABILITY TO RENOUNCE AFGHAN CITIZENSHIP
Article 44 of the Australian constitution prohibits foreign citizens (including dual citizens) from serving in Parliament.
“Payman said she had tried to renounce her Afghan citizenship in 2021. She explained the Taliban takeover prevented the Afghan Embassy from finalising her application. She urged Hanson to take up the matter with the Taliban.”
—> Opt-out ability is nearly as important as opt-in ability (perhaps AS important).
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