Suits filed to nullify Japan general election over vote weight disparities

Lawyers on Monday filed lawsuits at high courts across Japan seeking to nullify the results of Sunday's House of Representatives election, arguing it was unconstitutional as it was conducted without correcting vote weight disparities.As of Monday, the vote-weight disparity between the most and least populated of the 289 single-seat constituencies was 2.10-fold in the latest election, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.The suits were filed at courts including the Akita branch of the Sendai High Court and the Osaka High Court. The Supreme Court is expected to iss…READ FULL ARTICLE