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      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-28: Constitution of Serbia arts. 116, 117, 120 and Law on the Election of the President of the Republic (Sl. glasnik RS 14/2022, 47/2026) arts. 8, 10, 11, 19-23 (texts via paragraf.rs); Law on the Election of MPs art. 123; RIK page 'O izborima za predsednika Republike' (read 28 Sep 2026); RIK session reports (20 Apr 2017, 9 May 2022; read 25 Sep 2026); Danas and Mondo 27 Sep 2026, Tanjug 27 Sep 2026, Kurir and Nedeljnik 28 Sep 2026, Euronews 28 Sep 2026 (resignation and handover); Nova.rs 27 Sep 2026 and NS Uzivo 28 Sep 2026 (alternative deadline readings)",
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        "name": "President of the Republic",
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        "polls_close_utc": "2026-12-27T19:00:00Z",
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          "by": "2027-02-05T22:59:59Z",
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          "basis": "Law on the Election of the President art. 19: local election commissions file summary reports within 96 hours of the close; art. 20: RIK adopts and publishes the total report (ukupan izveštaj) within 96 hours of receiving all of them, published in the Službeni glasnik; both clocks restart after repeat voting at annulled polling stations or decisions on objections, and objections to the total report run 72 hours after it is posted. The opening (96 h after the close) is an ESTIMATED floor. Precedents from RIK's own session reports: 2017 (standalone, like this one), polling 2 Apr, repeat voting 11 and 17 Apr, final report adopted 20 Apr 2017 (day 18); 2022 (held with parliamentary elections), polling 3 Apr, repeat voting at 35 stations 16 Apr, total report adopted 9 May 2022 (day 36). The window errs late and closes at the end of day 40; the New Year (1-2 Jan) and Orthodox Christmas (7 Jan) public holidays fall inside it. Appeals against RIK decisions on objections go to the Administrative Court before the report becomes final; no court confirms the result afterwards, so there is no court-validation stage. If no candidate wins a majority of the voters who voted (art. 21), this total report fixes the two candidates for the second round (art. 23)."
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            "replacedAt": "2026-12-31T19:00:00Z",
            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "Polls open 07:00-20:00 local (RIK, 'O izborima za predsednika Republike'); Belgrade is on CET (UTC+1) after the 25 Oct 2026 clock change, so the close is 19:00 UTC. The presidential law applies the MPs' law where it is silent (art. 8); MPs' law art. 123: polling-station results go up on RIK's site as they are processed, and RIK establishes preliminary results for all processed stations within 24 hours of the close. 2022 precedent: RIK announced preliminary presidential results (87.25% of stations) at 19:20 on 4 Apr 2022, the day after the 3 Apr vote (Nedeljnik). The window closes at the end of the day after polling day. Preliminary, not the final result.",
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            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "Law on the Election of the President art. 19: local election commissions file summary reports within 96 hours of the close; art. 20: RIK adopts and publishes the total report (ukupan izveštaj) within 96 hours of receiving all of them, published in the Službeni glasnik; both clocks restart after repeat voting at annulled polling stations or decisions on objections, and objections to the total report run 72 hours after it is posted. The opening (96 h after the close) is an ESTIMATED floor. Precedents from RIK's own session reports: 2017 (standalone, like this one), polling 2 Apr, repeat voting 11 and 17 Apr, final report adopted 20 Apr 2017 (day 18); 2022 (held with parliamentary elections), polling 3 Apr, repeat voting at 35 stations 16 Apr, total report adopted 9 May 2022 (day 36). The window errs late and closes at the end of day 40; the New Year (1-2 Jan) and Orthodox Christmas (7 Jan) public holidays fall inside it. Appeals against RIK decisions on objections go to the Administrative Court before the report becomes final; no court confirms the result afterwards, so there is no court-validation stage. If no candidate wins a majority of the voters who voted (art. 21), this total report fixes the two candidates for the second round (art. 23).",
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            "role": "results-live",
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            "resolvable": true,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "RIK's results application (the 'Rezultati izbora' link on every RIK page), where election type, election and round are chosen. On 28 Sep 2026 no presidential election was listed yet. Preliminary results appear here from the first processed polling station.",
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            "url": "https://www.rik.parlament.gov.rs/tekst/78/o-izborima-za-predsednika-republike.php",
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            "note": "RIK summary of the presidential election rules: an early election is called by the Speaker so that it is held no later than three months after the mandate ends, 30-60 days from call to vote, non-working polling day, polls 07:00-20:00, second-round rules. DATE (tentative, not yet called): the President resigned on 27 Sep 2026 (announced that evening; Danas, Mondo, Euronews) and handed the written resignation and duties to the Speaker, as acting president, on the morning of 28 Sep 2026 (Kurir, Nedeljnik). Constitution art. 117: the mandate ends on the day the resignation is submitted ('Danom podnošenja ostavke'); no Assembly vote or decision is required (art. 116: the resignation is submitted to the Speaker; Tanjug: the mandate ends when the resignation reaches the Assembly). The end date is therefore 27 or 28 Sep 2026. Constitution art. 120 and Law art. 10 para. 3: the vote must be held 'najkasnije tri meseca od dana kada predsedniku Republike prestane mandat' - by 27 Dec 2026 (from 27 Sep) or 28 Dec 2026 (from 28 Sep). Art. 11: polling day must be a non-working day. Sunday 27 Dec 2026 is the latest non-working day inside the limit on either reading, and is used here per the rule for 'no later than' dates. Art. 10 para. 4 (30-60 days from call to vote): for 27 Dec the Speaker must call the election between 28 Oct and 27 Nov 2026. As of 28 Sep 2026 no decision calling the election had been published (none on RIK's site or in the press). Some outlets read the limit as 90 days, giving 26 Dec (a Saturday) and, if only Sundays are used, Sunday 20 Dec (Nova.rs, NS Uzivo); an earlier Sunday in November or December is equally lawful. It cannot coincide with the 25 Oct 2026 parliamentary vote: fewer than 30 days remain between the end of the mandate and that day.",
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            "note": "Law on the Election of the President of the Republic (Sl. glasnik RS 14/2022 and 47/2026), consolidated text on paragraf.rs (the official portal pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs needs JavaScript and could not be read). Arts. 10-11 (dates), 19-20 (counting deadlines), 21-23 (majority and second round).",
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            "note": "Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, consolidated text on paragraf.rs: art. 116 (resignation submitted to the Speaker), art. 117 (mandate ends on the day the resignation is submitted), art. 120 (Speaker stands in for at most three months and must call the election to be held within three months of the end of the mandate).",
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