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A Ukrainian may be deprived of his Austrian citizenship because he refused to sing the national anthem
A man has just received an Austrian passport – and he may already lose it.
In Austria, where the party that declared war on illegal immigration won the parliamentary elections this fall, they decided to take away citizenship from a Ukrainian because he refused to sing the country’s anthem at the ceremony for presenting an Austrian passport, Schengen.News reports.
It is noted that the authorities regarded this act as a lack of desire to identify themselves with Austria, so they decided to deprive the man of Austrian citizenship. The legislation stipulates that the granting of citizenship must take place in a solemn atmosphere, which is expressed by the “joint performance of the national anthem.”
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