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Row over Dutch Muslim ministers | Row over Dutch Muslim ministers |
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The appointment of two Muslim politicians to the new Dutch cabinet has reawakened a row in the country over dual nationality. | The appointment of two Muslim politicians to the new Dutch cabinet has reawakened a row in the country over dual nationality. |
Nebahat Albayrak and Ahmed Aboutaleb are both Dutch passport holders, but also have Turkish and Moroccan passports respectively. | Nebahat Albayrak and Ahmed Aboutaleb are both Dutch passport holders, but also have Turkish and Moroccan passports respectively. |
Right-wing opposition parties want to see an end to dual nationality. | Right-wing opposition parties want to see an end to dual nationality. |
The row has led to a call for Princess Maxima, the wife of the Crown Prince, to give up her Argentine nationality. | The row has led to a call for Princess Maxima, the wife of the Crown Prince, to give up her Argentine nationality. |
Ahmed Aboutaleb, from Morocco, is the State Secretary for Social Affairs in the new cabinet. | |
Nebahat Albayrak is Turkish and becomes the State Secretary for Justice. | |
Lowered popularity | Lowered popularity |
They are the first Muslims to reach the heart of Dutch politics. The opposition right-wing Freedom Party has objected to the new centrist government being allowed to have members with dual nationality. | |
The outgoing right-wing Integration Minister, Rita Verdonk, said Princess Maxima, who is married to the heir to the Dutch throne, Prince Willem Alexander, should give up her Argentine passport. | The outgoing right-wing Integration Minister, Rita Verdonk, said Princess Maxima, who is married to the heir to the Dutch throne, Prince Willem Alexander, should give up her Argentine passport. |
Opinion polls show the row over dual nationality has lowered the popularity of the new government. | Opinion polls show the row over dual nationality has lowered the popularity of the new government. |
But Ahmed Aboutaleb is credited with helping immigrants to find jobs as well as pushing for more integration. | But Ahmed Aboutaleb is credited with helping immigrants to find jobs as well as pushing for more integration. |
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