July upper house poll "constitutional" despite vote disparity: court

July upper house poll "constitutional" despite vote disparity: court

Plaintiffs' lawyers hold a banner outside the Sapporo High Court with a message criticizing a ruling by the court in northern Japan on Nov. 2, 2016, after the court judged an upper house election "constitutional" despite the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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