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      "id": "aljazeera_2026_calendar",
      "name": "Al Jazeera \u2014 All the big elections to look out for in 2026",
      "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/1/all-the-big-elections-to-look-out-for-in-2026",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
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        "LAO 2026-02-22",
        "VNM 2026-03",
        "MMR phases"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "aljazeera_tha_2026",
      "name": "Al Jazeera \u2014 Thailand election 2026 explainer",
      "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/6/thailand-election-2026-what-are-the-main-parties-what-do-polls-suggest",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
      "used_for": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "aljazeera_vnm_2026",
      "name": "Al Jazeera \u2014 Vietnam NA election 15 Mar 2026",
      "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/15/vietnam-holds-general-election-93-candidates-from-ruling-communist-party",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
      "used_for": [
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    },
    {
      "id": "ifes_laos_2026",
      "name": "IFES ElectionGuide \u2014 Laotian National Assembly 2026",
      "url": "https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/5045",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
      "used_for": [
        "LAO 2026-02-22",
        "LAO prior 2021-02-21"
      ]
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    {
      "id": "ipu_vnm_2026",
      "name": "IPU Parline \u2014 Viet Nam NA March 2026",
      "url": "https://data.ipu.org/parliament/VN/VN-LC01/election/VN-LC01-E20260315",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
      "used_for": [
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    {
      "id": "cna_sea_2026",
      "name": "CNA \u2014 Southeast Asia outlook 2026",
      "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/southeast-asia-outlook-2026-thailand-election-indonesia-malaysia-economy-5764941",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
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        "MYS GE16 due Feb 2028",
        "MMR phases",
        "IDN term context"
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      "id": "usabc_mmr",
      "name": "US-ASEAN Business Council \u2014 Myanmar three phases",
      "url": "https://www.usasean.org/article/myanmar-holds-general-elections-three-phases",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
      "used_for": [
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    {
      "id": "wiki_sgp_2025",
      "name": "Wikipedia \u2014 2025 Singaporean general election",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Singaporean_general_election",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
      "used_for": [
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    {
      "id": "wiki_phl_2028",
      "name": "Wikipedia \u2014 2028 Philippine presidential election",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Philippine_presidential_election",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
      "used_for": [
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    {
      "id": "asia_society_phl_2025",
      "name": "Asia Society \u2014 2025 Philippine midterm elections",
      "url": "https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/look-2025-philippine-midterm-elections",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
      "used_for": [
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    {
      "id": "ifes_mys_2022",
      "name": "IFES ElectionGuide \u2014 Malaysian House 2022",
      "url": "https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3982",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
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      "id": "wiki_next_ge",
      "name": "Wikipedia \u2014 List of next general elections",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_next_general_elections",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
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        "TLS next",
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      "id": "fulcrum_mys_ge16",
      "name": "FULCRUM \u2014 Regulating AI before GE16",
      "url": "https://fulcrum.sg/article/commentaries/two-anwars-on-the-ballot-regulating-ai-before-ge16",
      "pull_date": "2026-10-01",
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    "Regime caveats mandatory for BRN, MMR, LAO, VNM",
    "due_by \u2260 fixed polling day",
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