Mr. Joyce formally renounced his dual citizenship after the scandal began and is now eligible to run. So was Mr. Joyce, the deputy prime minister and House member. On Friday, the court ruled that only Mr. Canavan and Mr. Xenophon had been eligible to run. The by-election is not the only concern Mr. Joyce faces, said Anne Twomey, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Sydney. Mr. Xenophon said that although he had won his case, he felt sympathy for his colleagues who lost.

Source: New York Times October 27, 2017 03:46 UTC