Vote disparity suit

Vote disparity suit

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers working a vote disparity suit enter the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012. The top court said the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the 2010 upper house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality."

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