Japan top court rules 2022 election vote disparity constitutional
Japan's Supreme Court ruled that the up to 3.03-fold vote disparity in the 2022 upper house election was constitutional, rejecting the plaintiffs' call to invalidate the results.
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Japan's Supreme Court ruled that the up to 3.03-fold vote disparity in the 2022 upper house election was constitutional, rejecting the plaintiffs' call to invalidate the results.
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