The Japanese election system has a system in which if a political party lists the names of people the party likes around the top of the list, the status of a member of parliament can be automatically assigned to the listed people based on the number of its votes（＝「比例代表制」
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AF%94%E4%BE%8B%E4%BB%A3%E8%A1%A8%E5%88%B6）.
The LDP announced that it will use the system （＝「比例代表制」） to re-assign the person who derided a rape victim on an internet television program. The person's name is Ms.Mio SUGITA.
『杉田水脈氏を次は参院選に擁立…自民党の狙いは？ 数々の差別発言、裏金に関与しても国会に戻したいワケ』
2025年3月11日 06時00分 （東京新聞）
https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/390869"Japan's Secret Shame"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b8cfcj
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