1st Court Finds October 2024 Lower House Election Constitutional

Okayama, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--A high court branch in western Japan ruled on Thursday that last October's House of Representatives election was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. The ruling by the Okayama branch of Hiroshima High Court was the first in a series of lawsuits filed by lawyers claiming that the maximum vote-value gap of 2.06 times in the Lower House election was ...

1st Court Finds October 2024 Lower House Election Constitutional
Okayama, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--A high court branch in western Japan ruled on Thursday that last October's House of Representatives election was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. The ruling by the Okayama branch of Hiroshima High Court was the first in a series of lawsuits filed by lawyers claiming that the maximum vote-value gap of 2.06 times in the Lower House election was ...