On the vexed question of citizenship, he said his government would recognise citizenship rights already granted, but all outstanding applications for citizenship (which by this point were thought to number more than 12,000) would be cancelled.
市民権がもたらす厄介な問題について、彼は政府が既に付与した市民権は認めるが、処理中の市民権申請（この時点で12,000件以上であったと考えられる）は全てキャンセルされると述べた。