Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Lawyers seeking to invalid the July 2016 House of Councillors election in Japan due to the vote weight disparity head to the Hiroshima High Court on Oct. 28, 2016, to hear its ruling. The court rejected a suit demanding invalidation of the election's outcome, while saying the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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