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If preliminary results are announced, how long after the close of polls is this done?
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Andorra
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Antigua and Barbuda
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Anguilla
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Albania
hours:
days: 2
weeks:
Not applicable
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Angola
hours:
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Argentina
hours: 2
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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American Samoa
hours: 1
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Austria
Hours: 2
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Australia
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Aruba
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Azerbaijan
Immediately after the Constituency Election Commission submits the protocols on voting results to the Central Election Commission, preliminary results of the elections (referendum) shall be published by the Central Election Commission as a schedule providing unified voting results of election constituencies. Such information may be placed on the website of the Central Election Commission.
Within 45 days of Voting Day, the Central Election Commission shall publish all the information from protocols of the Constituency Election Commissions in the mass media.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
hours: 12
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Barbados
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Na
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Bangladesh
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Belgium
hours
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Burkina Faso
hours:
days:
weeks: 1
Not applicable
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Bulgaria
hours: 8
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Bahrain
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Burundi
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Benin
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable OUI
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Bermuda
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Bolivia
hours:
days: up to 20 days later / hasta 20 días más tarde
weeks:
Not applicable
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Brazil
Same day the election takes place.
Art. 179. § 3º One copy of the results report will be immediately posted at the board's headquarters, in a location where it can be copied by anyone.
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Bahamas
hours: *
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Botswana
hours: 10
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Belarus
hours: 4 to 8
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Belize
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable *
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Canada
hours: 1
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
hours:
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Central African Republic
hours:
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Congo (Brazzaville)
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Switzerland
hours: 6
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Côte d'Ivoire
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Sans objet
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Cook Islands
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Chile
hours: 4
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Cameroon
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Colombia
hours: Hours, it depends on the type of scrutiny.
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Costa Rica
hours: two or three hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Cuba
hours:
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Cape Verde
hours: 4
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Cyprus
A Few hours after the close of polls.
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Germany
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Djibouti
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Denmark
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Dominica
hours: *
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Dominican Republic
hours: Within the 48 hours after the closing of voting.
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Algeria
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Ecuador
hours: 6 horas (1° vuelta) ; 2 1/2 (2° vuelta)
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Estonia
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Egypt
hours: directly
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Eritrea
hours: x
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Spain
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Ethiopia
hours: x
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Finland
hours: 3
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Fiji
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable preliminary results are not announced
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Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Micronesia, Federated States of
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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France
A few hours after the closing of all polling stations.
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Gabon
hours:
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
hours:
-
French Guiana
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Ghana
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable After counting
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Gibraltar
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Gambia
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable not applicable
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Guinea
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Guadeloupe
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Guatemala
hours: 6
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Guam
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Guinea-Bissau
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Guyana
hours: 8
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Hong Kong
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Honduras
hours: 1-2 hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Croatia
hours: 5-6 hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Haiti
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Hungary
hours: 5
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Indonesia
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Ireland
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Israel
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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India
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Na
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Iraq
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Iceland
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Italy
All the sections in the constituencies must have transmitted the results by 2.00 pm (14.00) of the day after the elections. (However, semi-official results are announced by the Ministry of Interior in the night).
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Jordan
hours: few
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Japan
hours: a few hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Kenya
Immediately after the counting.
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Kyrgyzstan
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Cambodia
hours: within 24 hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Kiribati
Not applicable
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Not applicable
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Korea, Republic of
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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Cayman Islands
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Kazakhstan
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Lebanon
hours: Few hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Saint Lucia
hours: *
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Liberia
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Lesotho
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Lithuania
On election night.
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Luxembourg
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Latvia
hours: 7
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Morocco
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Monaco
Immediately after the count.
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Moldova, Republic of
The election body responsible for tabulation shall make public the overall election results as soon as
possible once all the voting results have been received from the subordinate electoral councils and bureaus,
only if the complaints submitted to it or to Courts do not affect the election results.
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Madagascar
hours:
days: 20
weeks:
Not applicable
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Marshall Islands
hours:
days: 2-3
weeks:
Not applicable
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
hours:
- 7 hours (district election commission)
- 12 hours (state election commission), respectively directly after electronic receipt
days:
weeks:
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Mali
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Mongolia
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Martinique
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Mauritania
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Mauritius
hours: Sixteen
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Maldives
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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Malawi
hours:
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Mexico
hours: 2
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Mozambique
hours:
days: 7
weeks:
Not applicable
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Namibia
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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New Caledonia
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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Niger
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Nigeria
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Na
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Nicaragua
hours: eight hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Netherlands
hours: 2
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Norway
hours: 6
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Nepal
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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Niue
hours: As soon as the counting is finished
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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New Zealand
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Panama
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable *
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Peru
hours:
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French Polynesia
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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Papua New Guinea
hours: 2-3 hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Philippines
hours: 1-2 hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Pakistan
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Na
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Poland
hours:
days: 3
weeks:
Not applicable
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Puerto Rico
hours: 2-3
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Palestine
hours:
days: 1-2
weeks:
Not applicable
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Palau
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Paraguay
hours: 4 - 5
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Réunion
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Russian Federation
hours: 15
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Rwanda
hours:
days: 5
weeks:
Not applicable
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Solomon Islands
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Seychelles
Not applicable X
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Sudan
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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Sweden
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Singapore
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Saint Helena
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Slovenia
hours: 0-1
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Slovakia
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Sierra Leone
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Na
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San Marino
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Senegal
hours: 30 heures(pour les résultats départementaux)
days: 5 jours(pour les résultats nationaux)
weeks:
Not applicable
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Somalia
hours: x
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Suriname
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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El Salvador
hours: 2
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Swaziland
hours:
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Chad
hours:
-
Togo
hours:
days: 8 jours .
weeks:
Not applicable
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Thailand
hours:
-
Tajikistan
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Timor-Leste
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Na
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Turkmenistan
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Tunisia
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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Turkey
hours: 24 hours
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Trinidad and Tobago
After the Returning Officer has received the duplicates of the Statements of the Poll from the Presiding Officers of all the polling stations in his electoral district, he shall announce the total votes recorded for each candidate in the said statements.
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Tanzania, United Republic of
hours: x
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Ukraine
hours: 1
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Uganda
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Uruguay
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Uzbekistan
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
hours: 1 to 5 hours
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Venezuela
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Na
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Viet Nam
no applicable
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Vanuatu
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Wallis and Futuna
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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Samoa
hours: x
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Yemen
hours: X
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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South Africa
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Na
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Zambia
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable
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Zimbabwe
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable X
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Zanzibar
hours:
days:
weeks:
Not applicable Not applicable
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