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Melbourne, 11 August
A woman candidate from an anti-immigration party in Australia, who was widely mocked after she mistook Islam for a country in a TV interview, has apologised and quit the election race.
Ms Stephanie Banister, 27, of One Nation Party was contesting a seat in Queensland. She had only been in politics for 48 hours.
Ms Banister also confused the term ‘haram’ (forbidden) with the Koran and suggested Jews worshipped Jesus Christ.
The interview, which aired early on Wednesday, went viral on social media.
“I don’t oppose Islam as a country, umm, but I do feel that their laws should not be welcome here in Australia,” Ms Banister told Seven News.
She announced her withdrawal from the 7 September national election yesterday. “With the way Channel Seven edited my interview, I was left quite the fool,” Ms Banister said in a brief statement.
“I’d like to apologise to One Nation, to my friends and family, for any embarrassment this has brought to them.”
The leader of One Nation, Jim Savage, said Ms Banister continued to have the “full support” of the party executive. He said she had been under “enormous pressure”, including threats to her and her family.
One Nation spokesman Rod Evans said Ms Banister “knows very well” that Islam is not a country but simply misspoke.
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