Deputy Prime Minister Australia gets up because of affair

The Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has announced his resignation.

Because of the affair there was a great disagreement in the coalition. Joyce initially refused to resign. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull came last week with a ban on sexual relations between members of government and their immediate employees, after he had called Joyce's behavior an 'appallingly big mistake'.

The center-right coalition of Turnbull has only a majority of one seat. Because Joyce returns to parliament, the coalition holds its narrow majority.