Top court to rule on vote value disparity suits

Top court to rule on vote value disparity suits

A group of lawyers, led by Hidetoshi Masunaga (C), head to the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2015, to attend a hearing over a lawsuit in which they are seeking the nullification of the 2014 general election, arguing it was held under an unacceptable disparity in the value of votes. The top court will hand down a ruling by the end of 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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