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      "from": "researcher agent 2026-10-05: La Moncloa declaration of 5 Oct 2026 (snap election announced for 29 Nov 2026); BOE sumario of 5 Oct 2026 (no. 247, no convocation decree) and 6 Oct 2026 (no. 248, Real Decreto 806/2026); LOREG 5/1985 (arts. 42, 75, 84, 98, 103-108, 112-114, 162, 165) and Constitution (arts. 68, 69, 99, 115) consolidated on boe.es; LO 2/2026 (BOE-A-2026-14329); Real Decreto 400/2023 (BOE-A-2023-12663); JEC 2023 results resolution (BOE-A-2023-18907) and 2023 election page on juntaelectoralcentral.es; La Moncloa/Interior note of 20 Jul 2023; appointment decrees RD 1822/2011, 414/2016, 1/2020, 828/2023; infoelectoral.interior.gob.es; Real Decreto 806/2026 (BOE núm. 248, 6 Oct 2026), read 6 Oct 2026",
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            "note": "Real Decreto 806/2026, de 5 de octubre, de disolución del Congreso de los Diputados y del Senado y de convocatoria de elecciones, BOE núm. 248 of 6 Oct 2026 (BOE-A-2026-20742), read 6 Oct 2026. Art. 1 dissolves the Cortes elected on 23 Jul 2023. Art. 2 calls elections to both chambers 'que se celebrarán el domingo 29 de noviembre de 2026'. Art. 3 and the annex set 350 deputies by constituency; senators are 4 per province, 3 each for Gran Canaria, Mallorca and Tenerife, and 1 each for Ibiza, Formentera, Menorca, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma, plus 2 each for Ceuta and Melilla (209). Art. 4: the campaign runs from 00:00 Fri 13 Nov to 24:00 Fri 27 Nov. Art. 5: the chambers meet in constitutive sessions on 23 Dec 2026 at 10:00. In force on publication.",
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            "note": "La Moncloa, 5 Oct 2026 (checked 5 Oct 2026): institutional declaration by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez - after informing the King he called an extraordinary Council of Ministers 'esta misma mañana para disolver las Cortes Generales y convocar unas elecciones generales que se celebrarán el domingo 29 de noviembre'; the page says the convocation 'se publicará mañana en el Boletín Oficial del Estado' (Tue 6 Oct 2026). ANNOUNCED, NOT YET DECREED: the BOE of 5 Oct 2026 (no. 247, BOE-S-2026-247) carries no dissolution decree the decree is Real Decreto 806/2026 in BOE núm. 248 of 6 Oct 2026 (BOE-A-2026-20742), which fixes Sun 29 Nov 2026 (art. 2), so the date is declared.",
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            "note": "Ley Orgánica 5/1985 del Régimen Electoral General, consolidated text on BOE (checked 5 Oct 2026): arts. 42 (convocation), 75 (voters abroad), 84 (polling hours), 98, 103-108 (scrutiny, proclamation, BOE publication), 112-114 (electoral appeals), 161-166 (seats, as amended by LO 2/2026). SNAP ELECTION: the President of the Government has used his power of early dissolution (Constitution art. 115), so LOREG art. 42.1 applies: the convocation decree is published in the BOE 'al día siguiente de su expedición', enters into force that day, and sets the election for 'el día quincuagésimo cuarto posterior a la convocatoria'. Decree agreed Mon 5 Oct 2026, publication announced for Tue 6 Oct 2026: 6 Oct + 54 days = Sunday 29 Nov 2026, the date announced. Counting from publication follows 2023: Real Decreto 400/2023 was published in BOE 30 May 2023 and set polling day 23 Jul 2023, the 54th day. The dissolution ends the legislature elected 23 Jul 2023 early; it would otherwise have expired 23 Jul 2027 (Constitution arts. 68.4, 69.6), so there is no regular 2027 general election. The regional and municipal elections of 23 May 2027 are not affected and remain on their own date (separate records).",
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          "note": "Days from election day to the Real Decreto appointing the President of the Government (BOE): 2011 (20 Nov) to RD 1822/2011 of 20 Dec (30); Nov 2019 (10 Nov) to RD 1/2020 of 7 Jan 2020 (58); 2023 (23 Jul) to RD 828/2023 of 16 Nov (116); 2016 (26 Jun) to RD 414/2016 of 30 Oct (126). The 2015 and April 2019 elections produced no investiture and ended in repeat elections under art. 99.5 (from Wikipedia, not checked against BOE). A government market needs a deadline beyond the longest precedent and should allow for a repeat election.",
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            "citation": "LOREG art. 84.1: voting runs 'a las nueve horas ... hasta las veinte horas', local time. On 29 Nov 2026 Spain is on winter time: the peninsula, Balearics, Ceuta and Melilla on CET (UTC+1), closing 19:00 UTC; the Canary Islands on WET (UTC+0), closing last at 20:00 UTC (21:00 CET) - pollsCloseUtc is that last close, as in earlier records. The Government's provisional count comes from copies of each polling station's tally (art. 98.2, 'a los solos efectos de facilitar la información provisional'). 2023 precedent: the Ministry of the Interior's results site (resultados.generales23j.es) and app began releasing provisional Senate results 'desde las 21 horas, tras el cierre de los colegios electorales en Canarias' (La Moncloa/Interior press note, 20 Jul 2023), with the ministers' results briefing planned for about 22:30; the same rule puts the first release at 21:00 CET (20:00 UTC) on 29 Nov. The window's end (06:00 CET Monday 30 Nov) is an ESTIMATE: the 2023 time of 100% counted was not verified. Provisional only; it excludes the votes of electors resident abroad (CERA), which are counted at the general scrutiny (art. 75). Seats: 209 directly elected (LOREG art. 165 as amended by LO 2/2026 of 30 Jun, BOE-A-2026-14329, following the constitutional reform of art. 69.3 of 19 May 2026, BOE-A-2026-10881: Formentera now elects its own senator, separate from Ibiza; 208 in 2023). The regional legislatures appoint further senators (art. 69.5); they are not elected on this day.",
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            "note": "Real Decreto 806/2026, de 5 de octubre, de disolución del Congreso de los Diputados y del Senado y de convocatoria de elecciones, BOE núm. 248 of 6 Oct 2026 (BOE-A-2026-20742), read 6 Oct 2026. Art. 1 dissolves the Cortes elected on 23 Jul 2023. Art. 2 calls elections to both chambers 'que se celebrarán el domingo 29 de noviembre de 2026'. Art. 3 and the annex set 350 deputies by constituency; senators are 4 per province, 3 each for Gran Canaria, Mallorca and Tenerife, and 1 each for Ibiza, Formentera, Menorca, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma, plus 2 each for Ceuta and Melilla (209). Art. 4: the campaign runs from 00:00 Fri 13 Nov to 24:00 Fri 27 Nov. Art. 5: the chambers meet in constitutive sessions on 23 Dec 2026 at 10:00. In force on publication.",
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