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    "date": "2029-02-25",
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    "timezone": "Africa/Dakar",
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    "provenance": {
      "from": "researcher agent 2026-10-02: Constitution of 22 Jan 2001 as amended, arts. 26-27, 29-31, 33, 35-36, 87 (conseilconstitutionnel.sn/la-constitution); Code électoral (loi n° 2021-35 of 23 Jul 2021 as amended), DGE 2023 edition, arts. L.63, L.88, L.89, LO.137, LO.142-LO.148, L.155, LO.156, LO.190, LO.193-LO.197, R.59 (scanned PDF on cena.sn, read by OCR); Conseil constitutionnel Décisions 2/C/2024, 7/E/2024, 20/E/2024, 4/C/2026, 6/C/2026; DGE results index (dge.sn)",
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        "name": "President of the Republic",
        "body": "head-of-state",
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        "polls_close_utc": "2029-02-25T18:00:00Z",
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          "name": "Directorate General of Elections (Ministry of the Interior)",
          "name_local": "Direction générale des Élections",
          "role": "ministry",
          "homepage": "https://dge.sn/",
          "results_index": "https://dge.sn/resultats-officiels-des-elections-anterieures/",
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          "from": "2029-03-02T00:00:00Z",
          "by": "2029-03-12T23:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "announced",
          "basis": "Constitution art. 35: a candidate may challenge the conduct of the election before the Conseil constitutionnel 'dans les soixante douze heures qui suivent la proclamation provisoire'; if no challenge is filed 'le Conseil proclame immédiatement les résultats définitifs'; otherwise it rules 'dans les cinq jours francs du dépôt', its decision being the definitive proclamation or the annulment (a new ballot within 21 clear days). Latest under the law: CNRV at Friday midnight, a challenge filed at the end of the 72 hours, a ruling five clear days later, i.e. by Sun 11 Mar 2029 (Fri 2 Mar 23:59 + 72 h = Mon 5 Mar; five clear days 6-10 Mar); the window closes one day later to err late. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor (earliest plausible provisional proclamation plus 72 hours). Precedent: 2024, Décision n° 7/E/2024 proclaimed the definitive result on Fri 29 Mar 2024, day 5, with no challenge and the challenge period shortened by the compressed 2024 calendar (cons. 3); 2019, the Council proclaimed on Tue 5 Mar 2019, day 9 after the 24 Feb vote (press: koaci.com, 6 Mar 2019). The Council's proclamation includes its ruling on any challenge, so there is no separate court stage. The President-elect takes office on the expiry of the outgoing term (art. 36), 2 Apr 2029."
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            "stage": "election-night",
            "from": "2029-02-25T18:00:00Z",
            "by": "2029-02-27T23:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": "2029-03-02T23:59:59Z",
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "Date (tentative): Constitution art. 27 sets a five-year term; the incumbent was sworn in on 2 Apr 2024 (vie-publique.sn/actualites/103/prestation-serment-president-diomaye), so the term expires on 2 Apr 2029. Art. 31: the vote takes place 'quarante-cinq jours francs au plus et trente jours francs au moins avant la date de l'expiration du mandat'; art. 33 and Code L.63: on a Sunday. That allows 15 Feb to 2 Mar 2029 (a Friday), i.e. Sundays 18 or 25 Feb; 25 Feb 2029 (35 clear days before 2 Apr) is the LATEST lawful date. Precedent: 24 Feb 2019 for a term ending 2 Apr 2019. The decree fixing the date (L.63) and convening the voters at least 80 days before (LO.137, so by about 7 Dec 2028) is not yet published. Early-election risk: if the presidency falls vacant the vote is held 60 to 90 days after the Council records the vacancy (art. 31). Constitutional change risk: a revision of the Constitution (loi n° 18/2026, adopted by the National Assembly on 29 Jun 2026, amending among others arts. 29, 30, 31, 34 and 36) was declared contrary to the Constitution by the Conseil constitutionnel on 9 Jul 2026 (Décision n° 6/C/2026); its earlier advisory Décision n° 4/C/2026 of 13 May 2026 concerned the same draft. The 2001 text as amended therefore still governs; a later revision could change these rules. Code électoral R.59: polls open at 08:00 and close at 18:00 the same day (governors, prefects or sub-prefects may delay the closing by arrêté); Senegal is UTC+0 with no DST, so 18:00 UTC. Results are proclaimed and posted in each polling station (LO.140). Each departmental counting commission publishes its department's results 'au plus tard le mardi qui suit le scrutin à minuit' (L.88, 2023 edition), i.e. end of 2029-02-27. Provisional, not the result.",
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            "from": "2029-02-27T00:00:00Z",
            "by": "2029-03-02T23:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": "2029-03-12T23:59:59Z",
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "The Commission nationale de Recensement des Votes (CNRV), chaired by the First President of the Dakar Court of Appeal (LO.142), makes the national provisional proclamation: 'La proclamation provisoire des résultats intervient au plus tard à minuit le vendredi qui suit le scrutin' (L.89, 2023 edition; cross-referenced as L.86 in LO.143), i.e. end of 2029-03-02. Precedent: 2024 provisional results proclaimed Wed 27 Mar 2024, day 3 after the 24 Mar vote (Décision n° 7/E/2024, cons. 1); 2019 Thu 28 Feb 2019, day 4 (press). The opening is an ESTIMATED floor. Provisional: candidates may still challenge it before the Conseil constitutionnel.",
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            "observedAt": null,
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            "from": "2029-03-02T00:00:00Z",
            "by": "2029-03-12T23:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "Constitution art. 35: a candidate may challenge the conduct of the election before the Conseil constitutionnel 'dans les soixante douze heures qui suivent la proclamation provisoire'; if no challenge is filed 'le Conseil proclame immédiatement les résultats définitifs'; otherwise it rules 'dans les cinq jours francs du dépôt', its decision being the definitive proclamation or the annulment (a new ballot within 21 clear days). Latest under the law: CNRV at Friday midnight, a challenge filed at the end of the 72 hours, a ruling five clear days later, i.e. by Sun 11 Mar 2029 (Fri 2 Mar 23:59 + 72 h = Mon 5 Mar; five clear days 6-10 Mar); the window closes one day later to err late. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor (earliest plausible provisional proclamation plus 72 hours). Precedent: 2024, Décision n° 7/E/2024 proclaimed the definitive result on Fri 29 Mar 2024, day 5, with no challenge and the challenge period shortened by the compressed 2024 calendar (cons. 3); 2019, the Council proclaimed on Tue 5 Mar 2019, day 9 after the 24 Feb vote (press: koaci.com, 6 Mar 2019). The Council's proclamation includes its ruling on any challenge, so there is no separate court stage. The President-elect takes office on the expiry of the outgoing term (art. 36), 2 Apr 2029.",
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Direction générale des Élections (Ministry of the Interior) index of official results of past elections (PDF per election, e.g. Resultats-de-lelection-presidentielle-2024.pdf); checked 2 Oct 2026. No page for the 2029 election exists yet. These PDFs reproduce the Conseil constitutionnel's definitive figures; the DGE runs no live results page that we found.",
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          },
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Conseil constitutionnel decisions list, where the proclamation of the definitive result will appear (Décision n° x/E/2029). 2024 equivalent: Décision n° 7/E/2024 of 29 Mar 2024, conseilconstitutionnel.sn/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/7-e-2024_0001.pdf. ",
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Constitution of 22 Jan 2001 as amended (Conseil constitutionnel's consolidated text): arts. 26-27 (absolute majority, five-year term), 29-31 (candidacies, list of candidates, polling window), 33 (Sunday, second round), 35 (72-hour challenge window, definitive proclamation), 36 (entry into office).",
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            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "DGE page for the Code électoral, 2023 edition (loi n° 2021-35 of 23 Jul 2021 as amended by lois n° 2022-15 and 2023-16), linking the scanned PDF at cena.sn/rapports/CODE_ELECTORAL_2023.pdf: L.63 (decree fixes the date; one day, a Sunday), L.88 (departmental counts by Tuesday midnight), L.89 (national provisional proclamation by Friday midnight), LO.137 (convocation decree at least 80 days before; 8 days before a second round), LO.142-LO.147 (counting commissions, challenges), R.59 (polls 08:00-18:00). Amended on 9 May 2026 (arts. L.29 and L.30 on electoral disqualification only, per press reports; not seen in the official text).",
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            "origin": "race",
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            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Senegalese_presidential_election",
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Last presidential election, for precedent.",
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