Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Lawyers seeking nullification of the 2016 upper house election in Japan due to the vote value disparity attend a press conference on Oct. 31, 2016, in Fukuoka after the Fukuoka High Court rejected their lawsuit. But the court said the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies in the July 10 election was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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