Suit filed to void upper house election over vote disparity

Suit filed to void upper house election over vote disparity

A group of lawyers head to the Hiroshima High Court on July 11, 2016, to file a lawsuit seeking nullification of the outcome of the Hiroshima constituency's upper house election the previous day due to the uncorrected disparity in the weight of votes among constituencies. Other similar lawsuits will soon follow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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