Section 44 strikes again: Labor candidate for Hughes quits race due to Greek citizenship concerns

Local teacher Peter Tsambalas was preselected unopposed by ALP branch members in January to contest south Sydney seat

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Labor's candidate for the hotly contested federal seat of Hughes in Sydney has withdrawn over section 44 citizenship concerns, leaving the ALP scrambling to find a replacement just days before the election is likely to be called.

Peter Tsambalas, a local teacher, was preselected unopposed by ALP branch members in January. But he had not been officially endorsed as he was waiting for notification from Greek authorities that he had officially renounced his Greek citizenship. He began the process in December 2021.