Australia’s Government Seeks to Calm Nerves After Majority Wiped Out
- High Court says Joyce must quit parliament over citizenship
- Four other lawmakers lose seats in dual-nationality fiasco
Australia's Joyce Ejected in Citizenship Ruling
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sought to shore up confidence in his government after Australia’s High Court ejected his deputy from parliament, wiping out his one-seat majority and spooking investors.
The court ruled Friday that Barnaby Joyce and four other lawmakers were ineligible to sit in parliament because they were dual citizens when they were elected, in breach of the constitution. Joyce, the leader of Turnbull’s coalition partner the Nationals, has since renounced his New Zealand citizenship and will re-contest his seat on Dec. 2.