'Nicolette renounced her Dutch citizenship to run for federal parliament'

Nicolette Boele gave up her Dutch citizenship to run for federal parliament.

Nicolette Boele gave up her Dutch citizenship to run for federal parliament. Source: nicoletteboele.com.au

Until recently, Nicolette Boele was Dutch and Australian. But recently she 'voluntarily' renounced her Dutch nationality in order to stand as a candidate for the Australian federal election. We spoke to Nicolette about this difficult decision to give up her Dutch citizenship.



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