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Lawyers file lawsuit to nullify Upper House election
JAPAN, JUL 22 – Lawyers seek to nullify election results citing a maximum vote-value disparity of 3.13 times, challenging Japan's proportional representation system as unconstitutional.
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Suits filed to null upper house election over vote disparity
Lawyers on Tuesday filed lawsuits at high courts across Japan to nullify the results of Sunday's House of Councillors election and seek a rerun, saying the disparities in the weight of votes violated the principle of equality under the Constitution. While the vote gap had been on a declining trend…
On the 22nd, a group of lawyers simultaneously filed lawsuits with 14 high courts and high court branches across the country, seeking to invalidate the House of Councillors election held on the 20th, which was held without correcting the "gap in one vote," claiming that it violates the Constitution. A lawyer from the prefecture also filed a lawsuit in the Okinawa electoral district, claiming that the election is unconstitutional and invalid. Ora…
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