Quote Originally Posted by jhen1230 View Post
Hi Everyone,
I never thought that as a dual citizen (Filipino-Brit) we are allowed to run for election here and in the Philippines. As I remember it right, when I swore in at the Philippine Embassy in London to retain my Philippine Citizenship, the ambassador did say that the only thing a dual citizen cannot do is to run for election unless they withdrew their dual citizenship. Am I right? Does anyone here can clarify my confusion?

So now I am thinking that it is only in the Philippines that you cannot run for election as a dual citizen?
As far as I understand it, generally the UK has no issues with dual citizenship and holding public office.

I believe that there may be some issues to resolve when it comes to holding 'high office' (Whatever high office means) but these would be more to do with clarity of loyalty than actually preventing election.

Didn't Boris Johnson renounce his US nationality very recently?
Didn't prevent him from being Mayor of London.

I think you'll find the Philippines would have big loyalty issues though.

Lot's of other countries have complications with dual nationality and holding public office.

There's been questions raised about whether Barack Obama was born on US soil or not.
I remember questions being raised about whether Australian PM Tony Abbott holds a British Passport.

Interesting question though