Dual Citizenship of Politicians
14.11.2017 , in ((Dual Citizenship of Politicians, Politik))
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David de Groot
Last week, Ignazio Cassis became one of the Swiss federal councilors – after having surrendered his Italian passport in the weeks before the election. Simultaneously, in Australia several parliamentarians had to relinquish their seat, because it turned out that they had dual citizenship. Thinking about dual citizenship of elected politicians, four points are to be considered: “awareness” and the “possibility to renounce” where a prohibition for dual citizens to run for office is in force, as well as “loyalty” and “representation”, the basic arguments used when creating such prohibitions.
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09.11.2017 , in ((Dual Citizenship of Politicians, Politik))
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Nenad Stojanović
Ignazio Cassis’ renunciation of his Italian citizenship has re-launched the debate on the meaning of political rights – and, in particular, the right to run for political office – in Switzerland. According to Cassis, his decision was necessary – politically, although not legally – in order to be elected to the Federal Council. At the same time, Cassis did not see dual citizenship as an obstacle to vote or to run as a candidate to the Federal Parliament. This episode shows that the right to vote and the right to run for political office are not necessarily aligned.
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02.11.2017 , in ((Blog series, Dual Citizenship of Politicians, Politik))
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Barbara von Rütte
20. September 2017: Ignazio Cassis wird neu zum Bundesrat gewählt. Er hätte der erste Bundesrat mit Doppelbürgerrecht werden können – wenn er vor der Wahl nicht entschieden hätte, seine italienische Staatsangehörigkeit aufzugeben, ohne dass eine entsprechende rechtliche Pflicht bestehen würde.
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