(MENAFN) Australia"s third largest party forced to resign after realizing that she had dual citizenship and was illegal for office, only days after another Greens senator resigned for the same reason, the Australian Greens lost a second senator on Tuesday.
In addition, the Greens hold a key bloc of senate seats and have stymied legislation by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull"s conservative government, which does not make the situation to be well controlled in the Senate.
Turnbull who could now seek to push key legislation has been provided with the some temporary relief on health and media laws, through the Senate before replacements are appointed.
Australian politicians are not eligible to be elected to parliament if they are hold dual or plural citizenship.
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