Japan's upper house passes bill for narrowing vote gap

Japan's upper house passes bill for narrowing vote gap

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and four opposition parties pass a bill at a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on July 24, 2015, for redrawing electoral districts in an effort to narrow the large vote weight disparities between constituencies that the top court found almost unconstitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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