Court dismisses suit demanding July election annulment

Court dismisses suit demanding July election annulment

Plaintiffs' lawyers hold a banner outside the Sendai High Court with a message criticizing a ruling by the court in northeastern Japan on Nov. 7, 2016, after the court dismissed a suit demanding that the outcome of the July upper house election be annulled, despite finding the vote weight gap of up to 3.08 times between the most and least represented constituencies "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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