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    "date": "2028-04-12",
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    "timezone": "Asia/Seoul",
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      "from": "researcher agent 2026-10-02: Public Official Election Act (Act No. 20370, KLRI English translation, Arts. 14, 21, 34, 148, 155, 178, 188, 189, 222, 223, 225) and Constitution Art. 42 on elaw.klri.re.kr; NEC written briefing 10 Apr 2024 (nec.go.kr); NEC election statistics system info.nec.go.kr; press (Seoul Shinmun, Kyeonggi Ilbo, Dailian, Hankyung) for 2020/2024 count timing. Date derivation: Constitution Art. 42 (four-year term); the 22nd Assembly's term began 30 May 2024 (Art. 14(2): day after the predecessor's term expired) and so expires 29 May 2028; Art. 34(1)2: 'the first Wednesday from the 50th day before the expiration of the terms of office' — 29 May 2028 minus 50 days = Sunday 9 Apr 2028, first Wednesday = 12 Apr 2028. Art. 34(2) moves it a week if that day or the day before/after is a legal holiday; 11-13 Apr 2028 are not. Cross-check: the same rule gives 10 Apr 2024 (29 May 2024 minus 50 = Tue 9 Apr), the actual 2024 polling day. Early voting Fri-Sat 7-8 Apr 2028 (Art. 148(1): two days starting five days before). The Constitution's English text on elaw.klri.re.kr gives no power to dissolve the National Assembly (only political parties, via the Constitutional Court), so a snap election is not expected; an amendment of the Act or the Constitution could still move the date. Seats: 300 (254 constituency + 46 proportional) per Art. 21(1) as amended 8 Mar 2024; may change before 2028.",
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          "from": "2028-04-12T21:00:00Z",
          "by": "2028-04-14T14:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "precedent",
          "basis": "The law sets no deadline in days. Constituency winners are decided by each constituency election commission on the majority of valid votes (Art. 188(1)); the National Election Commission allocates the 46 proportional seats and its chairperson publicly announces the elected PR members (Art. 189(1), (7)). NEC's own briefing for 2024 (서면브리핑, 10 Apr 2024, nec.go.kr board cbIdx=1090 bcIdx=233039) says constituency winners are decided 'by the constituency commission meeting immediately after the count ends' and PR seats are 'calculated and allocated immediately after the count ends'. Precedent: 2024 the NEC's PR allocation was reported on Thu 11 Apr 2024, day 1 (Dailian 15:26 KST, 'according to the NEC'); 2020 the NEC plenary finalised the PR allocation on 16 Apr 2020, day 1 after the 15 Apr election (Hankyung, 16 Apr 2020). Press reports, not yet checked against an NEC page. The opening (06:00 KST Thursday, when NEC in 2024 expected PR counting to end) is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of Friday 14 Apr 2028, KST, a day past precedent, erring late. No court confirms the result: election lawsuits go to the Supreme Court within 30 days of polling day or of the decision of the elected member (Art. 222(1), 223(1)) and must be settled within 180 days (Art. 225), so there is no court-validation stage. The new Assembly's term starts on 30 May 2028 (Art. 14(2))."
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            "from": "2028-04-12T09:00:00Z",
            "by": "2028-04-13T03:00:00Z",
            "replacedAt": "2028-04-13T03:00:00Z",
            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "Polls are open 06:00-18:00 KST (Public Official Election Act Art. 155(1)); ballot boxes then go to the 254 counting stations and counts are announced by voting district (Art. 178(3)). KST is UTC+9 with no daylight saving, so polls close 09:00 UTC. Precedent 2024 (polling day 10 Apr 2024): NEC said constituency winners would emerge around 02:00 KST on 11 Apr because hand checking was reintroduced, and that the proportional-representation count, which cannot use sorting machines, would end late at night or in the morning (Seoul Shinmun, 10 Apr 2024, quoting an NEC official); the national count stood at 97.93% at 04:28 KST with the PR count at 81.29% (Kyeonggi Ilbo, 11 Apr 2024, citing NEC), and press reported the PR count at 99.8% at 08:30 KST. The window closes at 12:00 KST Thursday 13 Apr 2028, about 3.5 h past that precedent. Preliminary running count, not the decided result.",
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            "from": "2028-04-12T21:00:00Z",
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            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "The law sets no deadline in days. Constituency winners are decided by each constituency election commission on the majority of valid votes (Art. 188(1)); the National Election Commission allocates the 46 proportional seats and its chairperson publicly announces the elected PR members (Art. 189(1), (7)). NEC's own briefing for 2024 (서면브리핑, 10 Apr 2024, nec.go.kr board cbIdx=1090 bcIdx=233039) says constituency winners are decided 'by the constituency commission meeting immediately after the count ends' and PR seats are 'calculated and allocated immediately after the count ends'. Precedent: 2024 the NEC's PR allocation was reported on Thu 11 Apr 2024, day 1 (Dailian 15:26 KST, 'according to the NEC'); 2020 the NEC plenary finalised the PR allocation on 16 Apr 2020, day 1 after the 15 Apr election (Hankyung, 16 Apr 2020). Press reports, not yet checked against an NEC page. The opening (06:00 KST Thursday, when NEC in 2024 expected PR counting to end) is an ESTIMATED floor; the window closes at the end of Friday 14 Apr 2028, KST, a day past precedent, erring late. No court confirms the result: election lawsuits go to the Supreme Court within 30 days of polling day or of the decision of the elected member (Art. 222(1), 223(1)) and must be settled within 180 days (Art. 225), so there is no court-validation stage. The new Assembly's term starts on 30 May 2028 (Art. 14(2)).",
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            "kind": "emb_home",
            "kindReason": "site root: cannot answer a results question",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "National Election Commission election statistics system (선거통계시스템): the results index, not a page for this election. Checked 2 Oct 2026: it carries the 9th local elections (electionId=0020260603) as the current election and lists the 22nd National Assembly election (투표실시일 2024. 4. 10) under past elections (main_previous_load.xhtml); counts (개표현황) and the list of elected members (당선인명부) are published there per election. No URL for the 2028 election exists yet; none is predicted here.",
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Public Official Election Act (공직선거법), English translation by the Korea Legislation Research Institute, version Act No. 20370 of 8 Mar 2024 (checked 2 Oct 2026): Art. 14 (term), 21 (seats), 34 (election day), 148 (early voting), 155 (polling hours), 188-189 (decision of elected members), 222-225 (election lawsuits). The authoritative Korean text is on law.go.kr (not reachable from this agent: connection reset); later amendments, if any, are not reflected in this translation.",
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            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_South_Korean_legislative_election",
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