#JAPAN: Supreme Court Invalidates Election After Ballot Fraud Exposed

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Japan's Supreme Court has ruled an election for the nation's Lower House of parliament last December to be invalid and unconstitutional after it was revealed that the vote for the least populated election district returned over two times as many ballots as the one for the most populated one.

#JAPAN: Frmr. Lawmaker Famous For Crying At News Conference Fails To Show Up For Trial

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Ryutaro Nonomura, 49, a former member of the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly who gained Internet notoriety when he suffered an emotional breakdown during a news conference last July, has failed to show up for the start of his fraud trial. Nonomura is accused of claiming $30,000 for business trips to a resort. His attorney says his client has been mentally unstable.

#SPAIN: Podemos Pty "Fires" Slate Of Candidates For Election Fraud, Sets New Primary Date

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The year-old, far-Left Podemos Party, which is rising to fame on an anti-corruption message, invalidated the election of the top 14 members of the party list in the La Rioja region after detecting election fraud in their selection. A new primary will be held.

#MALAWI: Pres. Banda Alleges Election Count Fraud in Nat'l Election

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#UK

#UKIP Cand. Faces Forged Signature Election Fraud Charge [world politics news]

#USA

White Texas Man Wins Election in Heavily Black Dist. By Implying He Is Black [world politics news]

ZIMBABAWE

Mugabe, 89, Resorts to Using 1980 Election Posters Amid Age Concerns [world politics news]

CANADA: Fed. Court Won't Throw Out Six MPs Over Conservative Party Robocalls  [world politics news]

KENYA: Video Catches Political Operatives Buying Votes [world politics news]