Australian Candidate Who Thought Islam Was “A Country” Withdraws From Elections

An Australian election candidate who was widely mocked after she mistook Islam for a country in a TV interview has withdrawn her candidacy.
Stephanie Banister, 27, was contesting a seat in Queensland for the anti-immigration One Nation Party. She had only been in politics for 48 hours.
She announced her withdrawal from the election on Saturday.
“With the way Channel Seven edited my interview, I was left quite the fool,” Ms Banister said in a brief statement.
Ms Banister also confused the term “haram” (forbidden) with the Koran and suggested Jews worshipped Jesus Christ.
”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 had told Seven News reporter Erin Edwards.