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    "country_name": "Lithuania",
    "date": "2028-10-22",
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    "kind": "runoff",
    "conditional": "Held two weeks after round 1 (8 Oct 2028) only in single-member districts where no candidate won the most votes and at least 1/5 of the district's registered voters; the two candidates with the most votes stand (all tied leaders if more than two tie). Where no more than two candidates stood and neither was elected, a repeat election is held instead (Electoral Code art. 167(2)). The VRK announces the runoff date together with the round-1 results. Seats = districts still open after round 1, at most 71 (2024: 63).",
    "timezone": "Europe/Vilnius",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "last_verified_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
    "stale": false,
    "stale_reason": null,
    "provenance": {
      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-25: Rinkimų kodeksas (Electoral Code, approved by Constitutional Law XIV-1381; consolidated edition in force 2026-09-02, e-seimas.lrs.lt) arts. 2, 12, 139, 167, 179, 180, 189, 191; Constitution arts. 55, 58, 59, 65, 84, 92, 105, 106 (lrs.lt English text); LRT and 15min reports of 14 Oct, 20 Oct and 3 Nov 2024 (2024 Seimas count and VRK approvals) and 11 Dec 2020 / 12 Dec 2024 (government sworn in)",
      "licence": "CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)"
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        "name": "Seimas (single-member districts), second round",
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        "polls_close_utc": "2028-10-22T17:00:00Z",
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          "name": "Central Electoral Commission",
          "name_local": "Vyriausioji rinkimų komisija",
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          "from": "2028-10-23T06:00:00Z",
          "by": "2028-10-31T21:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "announced",
          "basis": "Code art. 179(3)-(4): the VRK's decision on the runoff results is published within 7 days of the runoff, i.e. by Sunday 29 Oct 2028, together with the final multi-member (list) result. The window closes at the end of Tuesday 31 Oct 2028, EET (UTC+2 after the 29 Oct clock change), two days past the statutory day; the opening is an ESTIMATED floor. PRECEDENT: 2024, the VRK approved the runoff results in 63 districts and the final Seimas result on Sunday 3 Nov 2024, day 7 after the 27 Oct runoff (LRT, 3 Nov 2024). No court-validation stage: complaints about counts go to the election commissions and the VRK must decide them before it publishes the final results (Code art. 189(3)); the Constitutional Court gives a conclusion on violations of electoral law only if the Seimas or the President asks for one (Constitution arts. 105-106, Code art. 191), which is not a routine step."
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            "from": "2028-10-22T17:00:00Z",
            "by": "2028-10-23T06:00:00Z",
            "replacedAt": "2028-10-31T21:59:59Z",
            "confidence": "estimate",
            "citation": "DATE WORKING: two weeks after the tentative round-1 date of 8 Oct 2028 (Code art. 167(2)(2)); tentative with it. POLLS: 07:00-20:00 local (art. 139(2)); 22 Oct 2028 is still on EEST (UTC+3), so the close is 17:00 UTC. The runoff count covers at most 71 single-member districts and no list vote; the window reuses round 1's precedent (all 1,947 districts counted by about 05:00 EEST in 2024) and closes at 09:00 EEST Monday. ESTIMATE: no runoff-night timing was checked. Preliminary, not the VRK's approved result.",
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            "from": "2028-10-23T06:00:00Z",
            "by": "2028-10-31T21:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "Code art. 179(3)-(4): the VRK's decision on the runoff results is published within 7 days of the runoff, i.e. by Sunday 29 Oct 2028, together with the final multi-member (list) result. The window closes at the end of Tuesday 31 Oct 2028, EET (UTC+2 after the 29 Oct clock change), two days past the statutory day; the opening is an ESTIMATED floor. PRECEDENT: 2024, the VRK approved the runoff results in 63 districts and the final Seimas result on Sunday 3 Nov 2024, day 7 after the 27 Oct runoff (LRT, 3 Nov 2024). No court-validation stage: complaints about counts go to the election commissions and the VRK must decide them before it publishes the final results (Code art. 189(3)); the Constitutional Court gives a conclusion on violations of electoral law only if the Seimas or the President asks for one (Constitution arts. 105-106, Code art. 191), which is not a routine step.",
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            "url": "https://rezultatai.vrk.lt/",
            "role": "results-live",
            "kind": "results_index",
            "kindReason": "results host, but its root lists many elections",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Central Electoral Commission (VRK) results host (index of elections), not a page for this election. It could not be read on 25 Sep 2026: rezultatai.vrk.lt and www.vrk.lt answer automated requests with a Cloudflare challenge (HTTP 403), and the Wayback Machine was rate-limited. The 2024 Seimas results were published at https://www.vrk.lt/2024-seimo/rezultatai (found via search, not opened); a 2028 page on the same pattern is PREDICTED, not seen. Electoral Code art. 166(1): voting results are published on the VRK website.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/44e06821075711edbfe9c72e552dd5bd/asr",
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Rinkimų kodeksas, consolidated edition in force 2026-09-02 to 2027-08-31 (a later edition is already scheduled from 2027-09-01; not checked). Art. 12(1): 'Eiliniai Seimo rinkimai rengiami esamos kadencijos Seimo narių įgaliojimų pabaigos metais spalio mėnesio antrą sekmadienį'; the President announces them by decree no later than 6 months before the MPs' powers end. Art. 2(2): 71 MPs in single-member districts, 70 in one nationwide multi-member district. Art. 139(2): polling 07:00-20:00. Art. 167(2): runoff two weeks after election day where no candidate got the most votes and at least 1/5 of the district's registered voters. Art. 179(3)-(4): final results within 7 days; the multi-member result is published together with the runoff results.",
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            "role": "timetable",
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            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Constitution art. 55 (141 MPs, four-year term), art. 58 (early elections), art. 59 (MPs' powers run from the new Seimas's first sitting), art. 65 (first sitting within 15 days of the election), arts. 84 and 92 (appointment of the Prime Minister and Government).",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election",
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            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
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            "role": "authority-home",
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            "kindReason": "site root: cannot answer a results question",
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            "origin": "authority",
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        "government": null,
        "url": "https://electionindex.org/election/lithuania-legislative-2028-r2#seimas"
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