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    "date": "2027-05-02",
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    "kind": "runoff",
    "conditional": "Held only if no candidate wins an absolute majority of the votes cast on 18 Apr 2027. The second round takes place on the fourteenth day after the first, between the two candidates who, after any withdrawals, received the most votes (Constitution art. 7). The Conseil constitutionnel names the two candidates (Décret n° 2001-213 art. 9).",
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      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-25: Council of Ministers report of 1 Jul 2026 (elysee.fr), Constitution arts. 7 and 58, Décret n° 2001-213 arts. 9, 28-30 (conseil-constitutionnel.fr), Décret n° 2022-66 (2022 convocation decree, via affaires-publiques.org summary), Conseil constitutionnel Décision 2022-197 PDR, resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr",
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          "basis": "Constitution art. 58: the Conseil constitutionnel 'proclame les résultats du scrutin'. Décret 2001-213 art. 29: the Council proclaims the result of the whole election 'dans les dix jours qui suivent le scrutin' in which a candidate won an absolute majority, i.e. by 12 May 2027; the window closes at the end of that day, CEST. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor: departmental counts are due by Monday midnight (art. 28). 2022 precedent: Décision n° 2022-197 PDR, proclaiming the result, was made public on Wed 27 Apr 2022, three days after the 24 Apr runoff. Candidates may refer the election to the Council within 48 hours of the close (art. 30); the Council rules on those claims before it proclaims, so there is no separate court stage. The outgoing president's term ends on 13 May 2027 (Décision 2022-197 PDR: the term began on 14 May 2022 at 00:00)."
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            "citation": "Polling hours are set by the convocation decree, not yet published. 2022 precedent (Décret n° 2022-66): 08:00-19:00 local, extendable by prefects to 20:00 at the latest. On 2 May 2027 metropolitan France is on CEST (UTC+2): last close 20:00 CEST, 18:00 UTC. The Ministry of the Interior publishes provisional results from the close. The window closes at the departmental counting deadline, 'au plus tard le lundi qui suit le scrutin, à minuit' (Décret 2001-213 art. 28); that end is an ESTIMATE of when the provisional count is complete. Provisional, not the proclaimed result.",
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            "note": "Ministry of the Interior results index. No page for this election yet: /presidentielle2027/index.html returned 404 on 25 Sep 2026; the 2027 path is unconfirmed. Provisional results, not the proclaimed result.",
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            "note": "Conseil constitutionnel list of 2027 presidential-election (PDR) decisions, where the proclamation of the result will appear. 2022 equivalent: Décision n° 2022-197 PDR of 27 Apr 2022 (conseil-constitutionnel.fr/decision/2022/2022197PDR.htm).",
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