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2010 December 8 - 14 [POLITICS]

Another court rules vote value is unequal

The judge, however, rejected the plaintiffs’ claim that the election should be annulled, saying that the Diet’s failure to revise the electoral system before the election cannot be regarded as an abuse of power.

The maximum vote-value disparity of 5 to 1 in the latest House of Councilors election has been questioned in 19 lawsuits filed throughout the country. A similar ruling was made by the Tokyo High Court in November.
- Akahata, December 11, 2010