Another court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Another court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Photo shows a courtroom at the Sendai High Court in northeastern Japan on April 9, 2015, shortly before the court ruled that the last general election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to disparities in the weight of votes between constituencies, but it rejected the plaintiffs' demand to nullify the poll results. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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