dual candidacy; simultaneous candidacy in single-seat and proportional representation districts
A technical term in Japanese electoral politics. Refers to a candidate running in both a single-member constituency and on a party's proportional representation list, allowed under the current system.
In Japanese elections, dual candidacy is permitted.
He ran as a dual candidate in both a single-seat constituency and the proportional representation block.
Compound of 重複 (overlap, duplication) and 立候補 (candidacy), literally 'overlapping candidacy'.