The Elections Commission has announced that a referendum on merging the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections will be held alongside the Local Council and Women's Development Committee Elections on 4 April 2026, with official results on 11 April 2026. Parliament passed the constitutional amendment on 10 February, and the bill only takes effect if voters approve it by a majority.
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The amendment to the Constitution to hold the Presidential and Parliamentary elections simultaneously proposed by the government was passed by the Parliament on 10th February.
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EC has decided that those who want to change their voter registration to another location can do so until Sunday, 3:00 pm.
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The official results will be announced on 11th April 2026, Saturday, as was stated by the EC.
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the referendum vote will be held alongside the Local Council and Women's Development Committee Elections, which will be held on 4th April 2026 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
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Vote counting will begin on the day itself, 30 minutes after voting ends.
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the President must ratify the bill and publish it in the Gazette within 15 days of the official announcement of results.
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President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu put out a Presidential Decree this past Monday, telling the EC to hold the Local Council and Women's Development Committee Election on the date as per the EC's announcement.
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