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    "country_name": "Lithuania",
    "date": "2029-05-20",
    "date_status": "tentative",
    "kind": "runoff",
    "conditional": "Held only if no candidate is elected on 6 May 2029: in round 1 a candidate needs more than half the votes cast with a turnout of at least half the voters, or, on a lower turnout, the most votes but at least 1/3 of all voters. The second round is held two weeks later between the two candidates with the most votes; the one with more votes wins (Constitution art. 81, Electoral Code art. 167(3)). If no more than two candidates stood and neither is elected, a repeat election is held instead. The VRK announces the runoff date with the round-1 results.",
    "timezone": "Europe/Vilnius",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "last_verified_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
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      "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. 12, 139, 167, 179, 191; Constitution arts. 78, 80-82, 105, 106 (lrs.lt English text); lrs.lt report of the 12 Jul 2024 inauguration; LRT reports of 9 Nov 2023 (2024 date resolution) and 1 Jun 2024 (VRK final result); 15min report of 14 Oct 2024 (Seimas count precedent)",
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        "name": "President of the Republic",
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        "polls_close_utc": "2029-05-20T17:00:00Z",
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          "name": "Central Electoral Commission",
          "name_local": "Vyriausioji rinkimų komisija",
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          "homepage": "https://www.vrk.lt/",
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          "from": "2029-05-21T06:00:00Z",
          "by": "2029-05-29T20:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "announced",
          "basis": "Code art. 179(3): the VRK's decision on the final results is published in the Register of Legal Acts within 7 days of the runoff, i.e. by Sunday 27 May 2029. The window closes at the end of Tuesday 29 May 2029, EEST, two days past the statutory day; the opening is an ESTIMATED floor. PRECEDENT: 2024, the VRK approved the final presidential result on Saturday 1 Jun 2024, day 6 after the 26 May runoff (LRT, 1 Jun 2024). No court-validation stage: the VRK must decide all complaints about counts 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 asks for one (Constitution arts. 105-106, Code art. 191), which is not a routine step. The President-elect takes office on 12 Jul 2029 (Constitution art. 82)."
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            "from": "2029-05-20T17:00:00Z",
            "by": "2029-05-21T06:00:00Z",
            "replacedAt": "2029-05-29T20:59:59Z",
            "confidence": "estimate",
            "citation": "DATE WORKING: two weeks after the tentative round-1 date of 6 May 2029 (Constitution art. 81); tentative with it, and 27 May 2029 if round 1 moves to 13 May (see the round-1 record). POLLS: 07:00-20:00 local (Code art. 139(2)), EEST (UTC+3), close 17:00 UTC. The window closes at 09:00 EEST Monday; ESTIMATE, borrowing the 2024 Seimas count-completion precedent. Preliminary, not the VRK's approved result.",
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          },
          {
            "stage": "final-result",
            "from": "2029-05-21T06:00:00Z",
            "by": "2029-05-29T20:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "Code art. 179(3): the VRK's decision on the final results is published in the Register of Legal Acts within 7 days of the runoff, i.e. by Sunday 27 May 2029. The window closes at the end of Tuesday 29 May 2029, EEST, two days past the statutory day; the opening is an ESTIMATED floor. PRECEDENT: 2024, the VRK approved the final presidential result on Saturday 1 Jun 2024, day 6 after the 26 May runoff (LRT, 1 Jun 2024). No court-validation stage: the VRK must decide all complaints about counts 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 asks for one (Constitution arts. 105-106, Code art. 191), which is not a routine step. The President-elect takes office on 12 Jul 2029 (Constitution art. 82).",
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        ],
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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 presidential results were published at https://www.vrk.lt/2024-prezidento/rezultatai (found via search, not opened); a 2029 page on the same pattern is PREDICTED, not seen. Electoral Code art. 166(1): voting results are published on the VRK website.",
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            "note": "Rinkimų kodeksas, consolidated edition in force 2026-09-02 to 2027-08-31 (a later edition is scheduled from 2027-09-01; not checked). Art. 12(2): 'Eiliniai Respublikos Prezidento rinkimai rengiami paskutinį sekmadienį likus 2 mėnesiams iki Respublikos Prezidento kadencijos pabaigos'; the Seimas sets the date by resolution no later than 6 months before the term ends. Art. 139(2): polling 07:00-20:00. Art. 167(3): winning thresholds and the runoff two weeks later; the VRK announces the runoff date with the round-1 results. Art. 179(3): final results within 7 days.",
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            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Constitution art. 78 (five-year term), art. 80 (regular election on the last Sunday two months before the term expires), art. 81 (thresholds; second round two weeks later), art. 82 (the President-elect takes office the day after the predecessor's term expires).",
            "check": null
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          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2029_Lithuanian_presidential_election",
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            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
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            "origin": "race",
            "check": null
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            "kind": "emb_home",
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            "origin": "authority",
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