Australian Greens party Senator Larissa Waters reacts during a media conference to announce her resignation in Brisbane, Australia, July 18, 2017. AAP/Dan Peled/via REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's third largest party the Australian Greens lost a second senator on Tuesday, forced to resign after realising she had dual citizenship and was ineligible for office, only days after another Greens senator resigned for the same reason.
The Greens hold a key bloc of senate seats and have stymied legislation by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's conservative government, which does not control the Senate.
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