Barnaby Joyce: Country Joyce

barnaby joyce: He and four other lawmakers were disqualified by Australia's High Court Friday from sitting in Parliament after they were each found to hold citizenship of Australia and another country, according to Metro News. Joyce is leader of the National Party, the junior partner in the conservative coalition government with Turnbull's Liberal Party. Turnbull has refrained from officially appointing a new deputy in what is expected to be the five-week absence of Barnaby Joyce. Having recently renounced the New Zealand citizenship he inherited from his father, Joyce will contest a Dec. 2 byelection . Speaking to reporters in Sydney before leaving for Israel on Saturday, Turnbull said Bishop, as deputy leader of the Liberals, was next in line after Joyce to be acting prime minister. The government, the parliament ... goes on, Turnbull said. He also said that his coalition still holds a one-seat majority in the House of Representatives, where parties form governments. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.