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    "country": "CZ",
    "country_name": "Czech Republic",
    "date": "2029-09-28",
    "date_status": "tentative",
    "kind": "legislative",
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    "timezone": "Europe/Prague",
    "status": "scheduled",
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    "provenance": {
      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-25: Constitution Arts. 16, 17, 34, 35, 68, 73; Act 247/1995 Sb. §§ 1, 52, 53, 87, 88; Act 88/2024 Sb. §§ 2, 8, 12 (zakonyprolidi.cz); psp.cz 5 Oct 2025; SVK notices 374/2025, 372/2021 and 410/2021 Sb.; mv.gov.cz; volby.gov.cz; ČT24 4 Oct 2025; vlada.gov.cz",
      "licence": "CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)"
    },
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        "key": "czech-republic-legislative-2029/chamber",
        "name": "Chamber of Deputies",
        "body": "legislature-lower",
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        "polls_close_utc": "2029-09-29T12:00:00Z",
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          "id": "cz-svk",
          "name": "State Electoral Commission",
          "name_local": "Státní volební komise",
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          "homepage": "https://mv.gov.cz/volby-referenda",
          "results_index": "https://volby.gov.cz/",
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          "from": "2029-09-30T22:00:00Z",
          "by": "2029-10-08T21:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "precedent",
          "basis": "The SVK approves the ČSÚ's result record (§ 52(1) Act 247/1995 Sb.; § 8(d) Act 88/2024 Sb.) and declares the overall result by a notice in the Collection of Laws (§ 8(e) Act 88/2024 Sb.). No statutory deadline. Precedent: notice 374/2025 Sb., dated 6 Oct 2025, in force 7 Oct 2025, three days after the 4 Oct polling day (MV: \"Dne 7. října 2025 byly vyhlášeny a uveřejněny celkové výsledky\"). Notice 372/2021 Sb., in force 12 Oct 2021, three days after 9 Oct 2021. By that precedent, Tue 2 Oct 2029. The opening (Mon 1 Oct, CEST) is an ESTIMATED floor. The window closes at the end of Mon 8 Oct, CEST, six days past precedent, because 2029 is the first Chamber election under Act 88/2024 Sb. Challenges go to the Supreme Administrative Court within 10 days of the declaration (§§ 87(1), 88 Act 247/1995 Sb.). A ruling can change seats: in 2021, notice 410/2021 Sb. (in force 19 Nov 2021) re-declared results in some regions after the court's rulings. There is no confirmation step, so no court-validation stage."
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          {
            "stage": "election-night",
            "from": "2029-09-29T12:00:00Z",
            "by": "2029-09-30T21:59:59Z",
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            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "Polls close at 14:00 on the second day (§ 2(2) Act 88/2024 Sb.: \"Druhý den voleb začíná hlasování v 8.00 hodin a končí ve 14.00 hodin\"). On 29 Sep 2029 Czechia is on CEST (UTC+2), so that is 12:00 UTC. The ČSÚ publishes precinct results live on volby.gov.cz (§ 12(1)(j)). 2025: ČT24's article of Sat 4 Oct 2025 (updated 5 Oct 07:54) reports results after 100% of precincts were counted and the first precinct published at 14:23. The window closes at the end of Sunday 30 Sep, CEST. This is the ČSÚ count, not the SVK's declaration.",
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          {
            "stage": "final-result",
            "from": "2029-09-30T22:00:00Z",
            "by": "2029-10-08T21:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "The SVK approves the ČSÚ's result record (§ 52(1) Act 247/1995 Sb.; § 8(d) Act 88/2024 Sb.) and declares the overall result by a notice in the Collection of Laws (§ 8(e) Act 88/2024 Sb.). No statutory deadline. Precedent: notice 374/2025 Sb., dated 6 Oct 2025, in force 7 Oct 2025, three days after the 4 Oct polling day (MV: \"Dne 7. října 2025 byly vyhlášeny a uveřejněny celkové výsledky\"). Notice 372/2021 Sb., in force 12 Oct 2021, three days after 9 Oct 2021. By that precedent, Tue 2 Oct 2029. The opening (Mon 1 Oct, CEST) is an ESTIMATED floor. The window closes at the end of Mon 8 Oct, CEST, six days past precedent, because 2029 is the first Chamber election under Act 88/2024 Sb. Challenges go to the Supreme Administrative Court within 10 days of the declaration (§§ 87(1), 88 Act 247/1995 Sb.). A ruling can change seats: in 2021, notice 410/2021 Sb. (in force 19 Nov 2021) re-declared results in some regions after the court's rulings. There is no confirmation step, so no court-validation stage.",
            "source": null,
            "observedAt": null,
            "observedSource": null
          },
          {
            "stage": "government",
            "from": "2029-10-01T22:00:00Z",
            "by": null,
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "estimate",
            "citation": "The President appoints the prime minister, and the other ministers on the prime minister's proposal (Constitution Art. 68(2)). The government must seek the Chamber's confidence within 30 days of appointment (Art. 68(3)). The outgoing government resigns after the new Chamber's first sitting (Art. 73(2)), which must open by the 30th day after polling (Art. 34(1)). No statutory deadline for the appointment. The opening is an ESTIMATE: the day after the expected SVK declaration (Tue 2 Oct 2029, CEST).",
            "source": null,
            "observedAt": null,
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        ],
        "sources": [
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            "url": "https://volby.gov.cz/",
            "role": "results-live",
            "kind": "emb_home",
            "kindReason": "site root: cannot answer a results question",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "ČSÚ election results index (volby.gov.cz), not a page for this election. Checked 25 Sep 2026: it lists Chamber elections up to /app/ps2025/cs/home (2025 results at /app/ps2025/cs/results, open data at /appdata/ps2025/odata/vysledky.xml); no 2029 entry yet and its path is unconfirmed. The ČSÚ publishes the count as it comes in (§ 12(1)(j) Act 88/2024 Sb.). Not the SVK's declaration.",
            "check": {
              "status": 200,
              "state": "ok",
              "at": "2026-09-25T05:17:00Z"
            }
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1993-1",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Constitution (Act 1/1993 Sb.), mirror of the Collection of Laws: 4-year term (Art. 16(1)); election window (Art. 17(1)); snap election within 60 days of a dissolution (Arts. 17(2), 35); first sitting within 30 days (Art. 34(1)); government (Arts. 68, 73(2)). DATE WORKING (tentative, not decreed): the 10th term began Sat 4 Oct 2025 (psp.cz), so its four years run to 3 Oct 2029 at 24:00, just as the 9th term, begun 9 Oct 2021, ended 8 Oct 2025 at 24:00. Art. 17(1): \"ve lhůtě počínající třicátým dnem před uplynutím volebního období a končící dnem jeho uplynutí\", i.e. 3 Sep to 3 Oct 2029. Polling is Friday and Saturday (§ 2(2) Act 88/2024 Sb.), and the date is the first polling day (§ 2(4)). The latest Friday-Saturday in the window is 28-29 Sep 2029; 2025 (3-4 Oct) and 2017 (20-21 Oct) likewise used the last weekend of the window, while 2021 (8-9 Oct) used the one before. The President sets the days by a decision published at least 90 days ahead (§ 1(3) Act 247/1995 Sb.), so by about 30 Jun 2029. A dissolution (Art. 35) would bring an election within 60 days instead.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1995-247",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Act 247/1995 Sb. on elections to Parliament (version in force 26 Jun 2026): the President calls the election at least 90 days ahead (§ 1(3)); SVK result record (§ 52); certificates (§ 53); challenges to the Supreme Administrative Court within 10 days of the declaration (§§ 87(1), 88).",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2024-88",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Act 88/2024 Sb. on election administration, in force 1 Jan 2026: polling Friday 14:00-22:00 and Saturday 08:00-14:00 (§ 2(2)); the SVK declares the overall result by a notice in the Collection of Laws (§ 8(e)). 2029 is the first Chamber election under this Act.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.psp.cz/zprava/21313",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Chamber of Deputies, 5 Oct 2025: the 10th term began on Saturday 4 Oct 2025; the 9th term ended on 8 Oct 2025 at 24:00.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Czech_parliamentary_election",
            "role": "see-also",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
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          },
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            "kindReason": "results section without an election code",
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              "at": "2026-09-25T05:17:00Z"
            }
          },
          {
            "url": "https://mv.gov.cz/volby-referenda",
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            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
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              "at": "2026-09-25T05:17:00Z"
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        "government": {
          "earliestUtc": "2029-10-01T22:00:00Z",
          "precedentDays": [
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            69,
            72
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          "note": "Days from the second polling day to the appointment of the whole government: 2017 (21 Oct to 13 Dec 2017) 53; 2021 (9 Oct to 17 Dec 2021) 69; 2025 (4 Oct to 15 Dec 2025) 72. The prime minister was appointed earlier: 6 Dec 2017 (46), 28 Nov 2021 (50), 9 Dec 2025 (66). 2017 and 2025 dates from vlada.gov.cz; 2021 from ČT24 and iROZHLAS, and vlada.gov.cz's end date of the previous government (17 Dec 2021). A government market needs a deadline beyond the longest precedent."
        },
        "url": "https://electionindex.org/election/czech-republic-legislative-2029#chamber"
      }
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