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    "country": "EE",
    "country_name": "Estonia",
    "date": "2027-03-07",
    "date_status": "tentative",
    "kind": "legislative",
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    "timezone": "Europe/Tallinn",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "last_verified_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
    "stale": false,
    "stale_reason": null,
    "provenance": {
      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-25: Eesti Vabariigi põhiseadus §§60, 61, 66, 89, 92 and Riigikogu valimise seadus §§2, 3, 38, 60-62, 72, 72^1, 74 (riigiteataja.ee/akt/PS, /akt/RKVS); valimised.ee Riigikogu 2027 page and timetable; valimised.ee news Mar 2023; NEC registration decisions RT III 23.03.2015, 29.03.2019, 31.03.2023; ERR 5 Mar 2023",
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        "name": "Riigikogu",
        "body": "legislature-unicameral",
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        "polls_close_utc": "2027-03-07T18:00:00Z",
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          "name": "National Electoral Committee",
          "name_local": "Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon",
          "role": "electoral-commission",
          "homepage": "https://www.valimised.ee/",
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        "final_expected": {
          "from": "2027-03-15T22:00:00Z",
          "by": "2027-04-16T20:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "precedent",
          "basis": "RKVS §74(1): the National Electoral Committee registers the elected members by decision once the deadlines for complaints to it and to the Supreme Court have passed or the complaints are finally decided; §74(3): the results count as declared on the day after the decision is published in Riigi Teataja, and the new members' mandates begin that day (Constitution §61). Complaint deadlines: 3 days to the Committee, which decides within 5 working days (§72); 3 days on to the Supreme Court (§72^1). Precedent (Riigi Teataja decisions): 2015 decision nr 97 of 23 Mar, published 23 Mar, declared 24 Mar (day 23); 2019 nr 94 of 28 Mar, published 29 Mar, declared 30 Mar (day 27); 2023 nr 79 of 30 Mar, published 31 Mar, declared 1 Apr (day 27) after several complaints (valimised.ee news 10-30 Mar 2023). Day 27 in 2027 is Saturday 3 Apr. The opening (16 Mar, day 9) is an ESTIMATED floor: recount done 9 Mar plus the complaint windows with no complaints filed. The window closes at the end of Friday 16 Apr 2027, EEST (UTC+3 from 28 Mar), day 40, two weeks past precedent to allow for Supreme Court appeals. The Supreme Court hears appeals but does not confirm the result, so no court-validation stage."
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            "from": "2027-03-07T18:00:00Z",
            "by": "2027-03-08T04:00:00Z",
            "replacedAt": "2027-03-08T08:00:00Z",
            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "Riigikogu valimise seadus (RKVS) §38(1): election-day voting 9:00-20:00 EET; polling-station counts start after 20:00 and the State Electoral Office counts the i-votes the same evening (valimised.ee 'Ascertaining of voting results'). 2023: ERR reported the count complete 'at approximately 1 a.m.' on 6 Mar 2023, about 5 h after polls closed (news.err.ee/1608905309, 5 Mar 2023). The window closes at 06:00 EET Monday, 5 h past precedent. Preliminary: the municipal committees recount every ballot from Monday.",
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            "from": "2027-03-08T08:00:00Z",
            "by": "2027-03-10T21:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": "2027-03-15T22:00:00Z",
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "RKVS §60(2): the municipal vote-counting committee checks the polling-station result 'hääletamissedelite ülelugemise teel' (by recounting the ballots); the 2027 timetable puts this second count, and the second i-vote count, on 8 Mar 2027. Precedent: 2023 recount began Monday 6 Mar at 10:00 (valimised.ee, 6 Mar 2023) and ran Monday-Tuesday; the refined figures (turnout 63.7%) were published Wednesday 8 Mar 2023 (valimised.ee, 8 Mar 2023). Window: 10:00 EET Monday to end of Wednesday 10 Mar, EET. These are voting results, not the declared result: 'Lõplikud valimistulemused kuulutatakse välja pärast kõikide valimiskaebuste lahendamist' (valimised.ee, 8 Mar 2023).",
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            "from": "2027-03-15T22:00:00Z",
            "by": "2027-04-16T20:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "RKVS §74(1): the National Electoral Committee registers the elected members by decision once the deadlines for complaints to it and to the Supreme Court have passed or the complaints are finally decided; §74(3): the results count as declared on the day after the decision is published in Riigi Teataja, and the new members' mandates begin that day (Constitution §61). Complaint deadlines: 3 days to the Committee, which decides within 5 working days (§72); 3 days on to the Supreme Court (§72^1). Precedent (Riigi Teataja decisions): 2015 decision nr 97 of 23 Mar, published 23 Mar, declared 24 Mar (day 23); 2019 nr 94 of 28 Mar, published 29 Mar, declared 30 Mar (day 27); 2023 nr 79 of 30 Mar, published 31 Mar, declared 1 Apr (day 27) after several complaints (valimised.ee news 10-30 Mar 2023). Day 27 in 2027 is Saturday 3 Apr. The opening (16 Mar, day 9) is an ESTIMATED floor: recount done 9 Mar plus the complaint windows with no complaints filed. The window closes at the end of Friday 16 Apr 2027, EEST (UTC+3 from 28 Mar), day 40, two weeks past precedent to allow for Supreme Court appeals. The Supreme Court hears appeals but does not confirm the result, so no court-validation stage.",
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            "observedAt": null,
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            "stage": "government",
            "from": "2027-03-15T22:00:00Z",
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            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "Constitution §92(1): the Government resigns when the new Riigikogu convenes; §66: the first sitting is within ten days of the declaration of the result, called by the President; §89: the President nominates a prime-ministerial candidate within 14 days, who reports to the Riigikogu within 14 days of the nomination, and the Riigikogu votes. No government before the result is declared, so the earliest bound is the ESTIMATED floor of the final-result window; after 2015, 2019 and 2023 the declaration came on day 23-27.",
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        "sources": [
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            "url": "https://opendata.valimised.ee/en",
            "role": "results-live",
            "kind": "results_index",
            "kindReason": "results host, but its root lists many elections",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "National Electoral Committee / State Electoral Office open-data index (XML/CSV, CC BY 4.0), not a page for this election; valimised.ee says open data is published after the declaration of results and is not real-time. Live counts in 2023 ran on a per-election host, https://rk2023.valimised.ee/et/election-result/index.html (still online, 'Andmed seisuga 20.04.2023 15:33'). PREDICTED, not seen: rk2027.valimised.ee - checked 25 Sep 2026, the name does not resolve.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.valimised.ee/en/riigikogu-elections-2027/election-activities-and-deadlines-election-riigikogu-2027",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Official 2027 timetable (checked 25 Sep 2026): President calls the elections by 6 Dec 2026; candidate nomination ends 21 Jan 2027; e-voting 1-6 Mar; election day 7 Mar 2027, 9:00-20:00; second count in municipal vote-counting committees and second i-vote count 8 Mar 2027; members registered after complaint deadlines lapse or complaints are finally decided.",
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          {
            "url": "https://www.valimised.ee/en/riigikogu-elections-2027",
            "role": "calendar",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "State Electoral Office: 'The Riigikogu elections will take place on 7 March 2027.' (checked 25 Sep 2026). Derivation: Constitution §60 and RKVS §2(1) - regular elections on the first Sunday of March of the fourth year after the previous election year; 2023 + 4 = 2027, 1 Mar 2027 is a Monday, so Sunday 7 Mar 2027. TENTATIVE until the President's decision calling the elections, due at least three months ahead, i.e. by 6 Dec 2026 (RKVS §2(2)). Snap-election risk: extraordinary elections (Constitution §§89, 97, 105, 119; RKVS §3) are held 20-40 days after being called, on a Sunday set by the President.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Estonian_parliamentary_election",
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            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.valimised.ee/",
            "role": "authority-home",
            "kind": "emb_home",
            "kindReason": "site root: cannot answer a results question",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "authority",
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          "earliestUtc": "2027-03-15T22:00:00Z",
          "precedentDays": [
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            43,
            57
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          "note": "Days from election to cabinet appointment: 2015 Rõivas II 9 Apr (39), 2023 Kallas III 17 Apr (43), 2019 Ratas II 29 Apr (57). Dates from Wikipedia cabinet articles, not yet checked against valitsus.ee. The Constitution §89 timetable restarts if a candidate fails; a government market needs a deadline beyond the longest precedent."
        },
        "url": "https://electionindex.org/election/estonia-legislative-2027#riigikogu"
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