Australian Dy PM Joyce disqualified from parliament over dual citizenship

Canberra  : Australia's High Court on Friday ruled Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and four other politicians ineligible from sitting in the parliament over dual citizenship.

 Australia's constitution prohibits dual citizens from being elected. His removal sparks a by-election and puts Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's one-seat parliamentary majority at risk, reported



CNN.

Speaking after the decision, Joyce said he had "no reason to believe that ... I was a citizen of any other country than Australia". "It's a pretty simple story, we're off to a by-election (and) I put myself forward to the people of New England as a candidate," he added.

Joyce was the only one from the lower house among several law makers to be removed from the parliament.