There are a number of countries where you can become President if you have a second passport, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel and Somalia. Let’s take a quick look them, shall we?
Armenia: You can be born anywhere, as long as you can proof that your parents or family is Armenia, you are good to go. You just need to become a citizen by living there for 3 years, knowing the language and the constitution. But, there are some stipulations:
“As of 2007, Armenia also allows for dual citizenship. The catch is that all male dual citizens are required to serve in the military regardless of where they live. There is an option to do 46 months of civil service instead of the standard 24 months of military service, but if you have done neither by the time you reach the age of 27, you must pay a fine of $4500 to avoid prosecution for evading military service.”
Austria: Again, having Austrian blood can qualify you, or you can become a naturalized citizen (chancellor too!). The bad side? You gotta give up dual citizenship, have lived there for 10 years, have no criminal record, know German and hold knowledge about The Republic of Austria.
Azerbaijan: Natural born or naturalized, doesn’t matter, you just have to renounce citizenship anywhere else. You gotta be 35, able to vote, hold a degree from a university, not be a criminal and be a permanent resident for 10 years.
France: Any citizen who is 18 or older, can vote, has no criminal record and has a French bank account can run!
Germany: Like France, most citizens can run if they are over the age of 40. You’re also allowed to be a dual citizen from certain countries! The extra bonus here is that if your parents are foreigners, but you grew in Germany, you might be able to run. You just have to have lived in Germany for at least 8 years, and attended school or vocational training for 6 years.
Great Britain: Dual citizens can be Members of Parliament. Even commonwealth citizens and citizens of the Republic of Ireland can become MP without needing to become British citizens. And as we should all know by now, since the PM is just the leader of their party, anyone can be it!
Israel: Where you were born doesn’t matter, because of the history of this nation, so dual citizenship and multi citizenships are ok. However, to qualify to run for president, you have to give it all up. On top of that, there is a mandatory military service of 2 years and 8 months for men and 2 years for women.
Somalia: Somalia is very open and as long as you’re a citizen, you can run. Many past officials have citizenship elsewhere, some have lived in other countries for a long time and some were even government officials in different countries! Somalia encourages people to bring the experience of living and working in other places back home.