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2024-11-27 19:54:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2C5DA1430EF5FB57DF04C4A95342934BCF83B8C403CFBC6437FCD7AFD102887B
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Original Note:
Australian Constitution in part iV, section 44 disqualifies all citizens who have citizenship(s) of other countries from running for a seat in the Parliament. It has no provision for exceptions. On all information available Fatima Payman is still a citizen of Afghanistan. https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Practice_and_Procedure/Constitution/chapter1/Part_IV_-_Both_Houses_of_the_Parliament#chapter-01_part-04_44
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