List of next general elections

This is a list of the next general elections around the world in democratic polities. The general elections listed are for the government of each jurisdiction. These elections determine the Prime Minister and makeup of the legislature in a parliamentary democracy, or the president and then the legislature in a system where separate votes are taken for different tiers of government.

In most jurisdictions, general elections are held between every three to five years,^[1] with presidential elections sometimes attaining 6 (Mexico, Russia since a 2008 amendment) or 7 years (France's septennat until 2000).

A country's constitution may give elections a fixed timing (i.e. United States, Switzerland, Sweden), while some allow the government to dissolve Parliament and call a new vote up to a certain time limit (United Kingdom, Israel, Japan). Some constitutions may require Parliaments to elect the Head of State under threat of dissolution (Greece). In most countries the election for the representative assembly determines the government.

All countries in the Americas which directly elect their President, hold the Presidential and the legislative election at the same time. However, most countries in Europe split these elections and schedule them at different times.

International standards set a number of rules to judge whether the election is unfair. Some countries hold staged elections, but in most the election's outcome is the result of organized influence, as per social choice theory. Human rights violations include "compromise of the right to participate in government through free elections",^[2] the right to freedom of association,^[3] or the right to free expression.^[4] Elections may also be unfair if unlawful political campaign financing favours particular interest groups, or if the law implicitly favors some through this means. Last but not least, media ownership may also create significant media bias.^[5]

List of next elections

Africa

Country	Next election	Term	Legis. vote (if different)	Last election	Fairness	Pop. (m)	GDP ($bn)	IHDI	In power now
Algeria	000000002017-11-01-0000November 2017	4 years	000000002012-05-01-0000May 2012	000000002014-04-01-0000April 2014		37.9	207	no data
Angola				000000002012-08-01-0000August 2012				.285
Burkina Faso			000000002012-12-01-0000December 2012	000000002010-11-01-0000November 2010				.226
Benin			000000002011-04-01-0000April 2011	000000002011-03-01-0000March 2011				.280
Botswana		5 years		000000002014-10-01-0000October 2014		2.0	18	no data
Burundi								no data
Cameroon		7 years	Movable	000000002011-10-01-0000October 2011		20.5	25	.330	People's Movement
Cape Verde								no data
Central African Republic								.209
Chad								.203
Comoros								no data
Democratic Republic of the Congo								.183
Djibouti								.285
Egypt	000000002015-01-01-00002015	4 years		000000002012-05-01-0000May 2012	Coup, violence	84.5	264	.503
Equatorial Guinea								no data
Ethiopia								.269
Gabon								.550
Gambia								no data
Ghana	000000002016-08-01-0000August 2016	4 years		000000002012-12-01-0000December 2012		24.2	42	.379	New Democrat
Guinea								.217
Guinea-Bissau								.213
Ivory Coast								.265
Kenya	000000002018-08-01-0000August 2018	5 years	Same time	000000002013-03-01-0000March 2013	Violence, ICC crime	44.3	41	.344	National
Lesotho	000000002016-05-01-0000May 2016	4 years		000000002012-05-01-0000May 2012		2.0	3	.296	Democratic Congress
Liberia								.251
Libya		4 years		000000002014-06-01-0000June 2014	Recent civil war	6.2	79	no data	National Forces Alliance
Madagascar								.335
Malawi		5 years		000000002014-05-01-0000May 2014		16.4	4	.287
Mali								no data
Mauritania								.306
Mauritius								.639
Morocco	000000002015-11-01-0000November 2015	4 years		000000002011-11-01-0000November 2011	Political suppression	32.8	107	.415
Mozambique		5 years		000000002014-10-01-0000October 2014		23.9	15	.220
Namibia		4 years		000000002014-11-01-0000November 2014		2.1	12	.344
Niger								.200
Nigeria	000000002019-01-01-00002019	4 years	000000002019-01-01-00002019	000000002015-04-01-0000April 2015	Violence	170.1	268	.276	APC
Republic of the Congo								.368
Rwanda	000000002017-08-01-0000August 2017	5 years	Mid term, 000000002013-09-01-0000September 2013	000000002010-08-01-0000August 2010	Violence, fraud	12.0	8	.287	Patriotic Front
São Tomé and Príncipe								.358
Senegal								.315
Seychelles								no data
Sierra Leone	000000002017-11-01-0000November 2017	5 years		000000002012-11-01-0000November 2012		6.1	4	.210	All People's Congress
South Africa		5 years^[6]		000000002014-04-01-0000April 2014		52.9	375	no data	ANC
Sudan								no data
Swaziland	000000002018-01-01-00002018	5 years		000000002013-09-01-0000September 2013	Absolute monarchy. Parliament has very limited powers. Political parties are prohibited.				(no political parties; no responsible government)
Tanzania	000000002015-10-01-0000October 2015	5 years		000000002010-10-01-0000October 2010		44.9	29	.346	CCM
Togo								.305
Tunisia	000000002019-01-01-00002019/000000002019-01-01-00002019	5 years		000000002014-01-01-00002014/000000002014-01-01-00002014		10.9	82	.721	Coalition: Nidaa Tounes, Ennahda Movement, Free Patriotic Union, Afek Tounes
Uganda	000000002016-02-01-0000February 2016	5 years		000000002011-02-01-0000February 2011		35.8	21	.304	National Resist.
Zambia	000000002016-09-01-0000September 2016	4 years		000000002011-09-01-0000September 2011		14.3	20	.283	Patriotic
Zimbabwe	000000002018-07-01-0000July 2018	4 years		000000002013-07-01-0000July 2013	Fraud, voter suppression	12.6	11	.284	Zanu-PF

Somalia does not currently hold general elections
Eritrea and South Sudan have not held general elections since independence in 1991 and 2011, respectively.

Americas

Country	Next election	Polls	Term	Legis. vote (if different)	Last election	Fairness	Pop. (m)	GDP ($bn)	IHDI	In power now
Antigua and Barbuda									no data
Argentina	000000002019-10-01-0000October 2019		4 years	Same time	000000002015-10-01-0000October 2015		40.1	448	.653	Cambiemos
Bahamas									.658 ^[7]
Barbados									no data
Belize	000000002015-11-01-0000November 2015^[8]		5 years^[9]	Same time	000000002012-03-01-0000March 2012		.312	1	no data	United Democratic Party
Bolivia	000000002019-10-01-0000October 2019		5 years	Same time	000000002014-10-01-0000October 2014		10.5	59	.444	Movement for Socialism
Bermuda	before December 2017		5 years		December 2012		0.06	5.5	no data	One Bermuda Alliance
Brazil	000000002018-10-01-0000October 2018		4 years^[10]	Same time	000000002014-10-01-0000October 2014		193.9	2,476	.531	Workers' Party
Canada	000000002019-01-01-00002019	Polls	4 years^[11]		000000002015-10-01-0000October 2015		35.1	1,736	.832	Conservative
Chile	000000002017-11-01-0000November 2017	Polls	4 years	Same time	000000002013-11-01-0000November 2013		16.6	248	.664	New Majority
Colombia			4 years	Same time	000000002014-05-01-0000May 2014		47.2	333	.519	Social Party
Costa Rica			4 years	Same time	000000002014-02-01-0000February 2014		4.6	41	.606	National Liberation
Cuba									no data
Dominica									no data
Dominican Republic	000000002016-05-01-0000May 2016		4 years	Same time (1st since 1994)	000000002012-05-01-0000May 2012		9.4	98.7	.510	Dominican Liberation Party
Ecuador	000000002017-02-01-0000February 2017		4 years	Same time	000000002013-02-01-0000February 2013		15.5	66	.537	PAIS Alliance
El Salvador	February 2019		5 years	3 years	000000002014-03-01-0000March 2014		6.1	23	.499	National Liberation
Falkland Islands	000000002017-11-01-0000November 2017		4 years		000000002013-11-01-0000November 2013		.0026	.1645	.874	Non-partisan Coalition
Grenada			5 years						no data
Guatemala	000000002015-09-01-0000September 2015		4 years	Same time	000000002011-09-01-0000September 2011		15.4	46	.389	Patriotic
Guyana									.514
Haiti									.273
Honduras			4 years	Same time	000000002013-11-01-0000November 2013		8.3	17	.458	National
Jamaica									.591
Mexico	000000002018-07-01-0000July 2018		6 years	3 yr, 000000002015-07-01-0000July 2015	000000002012-07-01-0000July 2012		117.4	1,155	.593	PRI
Nicaragua	000000002016-11-01-0000November 2016		5 years	Same time	000000002011-11-01-0000November 2011		6.0	7	.434	Sandinista
Panama			5 years	Same time	000000002014-05-01-0000May 2014		3.4	30	.588	Democratic Change/Coal.
Paraguay					000000002013-04-01-0000April 2013				.505 ^[7]	Colorado
Peru	000000002016-04-01-0000April 2016		5 years	Same time	000000002011-04-01-0000April 2011		30.4	180	.561	Gana Perú
Puerto Rico	000000002016-11-01-0000November 2016		4 years	Same time	000000002012-11-01-0000November 2012		3.7	102	0.905	Popular Democratic Party
Saint Kitts and Nevis									no data
Saint Lucia									no data
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines									no data
Suriname									.526
Trinidad and Tobago	000000002020-09-01-0000September 2020		5 years	Same time	7 September 2015	Very Fair	1.3	43.4	.640	People's National Movement
United States	000000002016-11-01-0000November 2016		4 years^[12]	Same time	000000002012-11-01-0000November 2012		316.4	14,991	.821	Democratic
Uruguay			5 years	Same time	000000002014-10-01-0000October 2014		3.3	46	.662	Broad Front
Venezuela	000000002018-12-01-0000December 2018		6 years	Mid-term	000000002013-04-01-0000April 2013		28.9	315	.549	United Socialist

Asia

Country	Next election	Polls	Term	Legis. vote (if different)	Last election	Fairness	Pop. (m)	GDP ($bn)	IHDI	In power now
Afghanistan									no data
Bahrain									no data
Bangladesh			4 years		000000002014-01-01-0000January 2014		150.1	122	.374	Awami League
Bhutan									.430
Burma									no data
Cambodia									.402
Hong Kong	000000002016-09-01-0000September 2016		4 years		000000002012-09-01-0000September 2012		7.1	243	no data	Pro-Beijing camp
India	000000002019-05-01-0000May 2019	Polls	5 years^[13]		000000002014-05-01-0000May 2014		1,232.7	1,897	.392	BJP
Indonesia		Polls	5 years	3 months earlier	000000002014-07-01-0000July 2014	Voter suppression	237	946	.514	Democrat
Iran	000000002016-03-01-0000March 2016		4 years		000000002013-06-01-0000June 2013		77.3	551	no data	Reformists
Iraq			4 years		000000002014-03-01-0000March 2014	Civil war	31.1	150	no data
Israel	000000002019-02-01-0000February 2019	Polls	4 years		000000002015-03-01-0000March 2015		8.0	240	.790^[14]	Likud
Japan		Polls	4 years		000000002014-12-01-0000December 2014		126.6	5,150	no data	Liberal Democratic
Jordan									.568
Kazakhstan									no data
Kuwait									no data
Kyrgyzstan									.516
Laos									.409
Lebanon									.575
Malaysia	000000002018-08-01-0000August 2018		5 years		000000002013-05-01-0000May 2013	Alleged fraud	28.3	240	no data	BN
Maldives									.515
Mongolia	000000002017-06-01-0000June 2017		4 years	Year before	000000002013-06-01-0000June 2013		2.8	10	.568	Democrats
Nepal			5 years		000000002013-11-01-0000November 2013		26.5	20	.304	Communist/Coal.
North Korea	2019		5 years		March 2014	One candidate per seat, chosen by the governing party. No democratic choice. Widespread intimidation.				WPK
Oman	2015		4 years		October 2011	Absolute monarchy. Elections to a Consultative Assembly only. Political parties are prohibited.				(no political parties; no responsible government)
Pakistan	000000002018-05-01-0000May 2018		5 years		000000002013-05-01-0000May 2013	Violence	182.5	230	.356	Muslim League
Palestine									no data
Philippines	000000002016-05-01-0000May 2016		6 years	3 years	May 2010	Violence, vote suppr.	98.2	284	.524	Liberal
Singapore	000000002020-01-01-00002020		5 years		000000002015-05-01-0000May 2015	Death of Lee Kuan Yew	5.3	270	no data	PAP
South Korea	000000002016-04-01-0000April 2016		4 years		000000002012-04-01-0000April 2012		50.0	1,259	.758	Saenuri Party
Sri Lanka	000000002020-01-01-0000January 2020		5 years	000000002015-08-01-0000August 2015	000000002015-01-01-0000January 2015		20.2	65	.643	National Unity Government (UNP and UPFA)
Syria									.515
Taiwan	000000002016-01-01-0000January 2016		4 years	Same time	000000002012-01-01-0000January 2012		23.3	473	no data	KMT
Tajikistan									.507
Thailand	000000002016-01-01-00002016		4 years		000000002011-07-01-0000July 2011	Military interference, fraud	66.7	425	.543	Military junta
Timor-Leste									.386
Turkmenistan									no data
Uzbekistan									.551
Vietnam									.531
Yemen									.310

Brunei, People's Republic of China, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates do not hold general elections

Europe

Country	Type of Government - de jure	Next general election: (Legislative if Presidential system)	Polls	Term	Next election: Presidential (if an executive Presidency)	Last election	Fairness	Pop. (m)	GDP ($bn)	IHDI	Party(s) in executive cabinet (or individual if President)	Status of executive party(s) in legislature
Andorra	Parliamentary constitutional diarchy	000000002019-01-01-00002019		4 Years		000000002015-03-01-0000March 2015
Armenia	Semi-presidential republic	000000002017-05-01-0000May 2017		5 years		000000002013-02-01-0000February 2013	Protests	3.3	10	.649	RPA
Austria	Semi-presidential republic (de facto parliamentary republic)	2018		5 years	000000002016-01-01-00002016	000000002013-09-01-0000September 2013		8.5	418	.837	SPÖ, ÖVP	Majority Coalition
Azerbaijan	Semi-presidential republic	000000002018-01-01-00002018		5 years	000000002015-11-01-0000November 2015	000000002013-10-01-0000October 2013
Belarus	Presidential republic	000000002015-11-01-0000November 2015		5 years	000000002016-01-01-00002016	000000002012-09-01-0000September 2012
Belgium	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy	000000002019-05-01-0000May 2019		5 years		000000002014-05-25-000025 May 2014		11.2	514	.825	N-VA, MR, CD&V,Open VLD	Majority Coalition
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Parliamentary republic	October 2018		4 years		000000002014-10-01-0000October 2014		3.8	17	.650	Multiple
Bulgaria	Parliamentary republic			4 years		5 October 2014	Protests	6.9	51	.704	GERB, Reformist Bloc, ABV	Minority Coalition; confidence from Patriotic Front
Croatia	Parliamentary republic	000000002020-01-01-00002020	Polls	5 years		November 2015		4.2	64	.683
Cyprus	Presidential republic	000000002018-02-01-0000February 2018		5 years	Mid term	000000002013-02-01-0000February 2013		1.1	23	.751	Democratic Rally
Czech Republic	Parliamentary republic	000000002017-10-01-0000October 2017	Polls	5 years		000000002013-10-01-0000October 2013		10.5	214	.826	Civic Democratic Party
Denmark	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy		Polls	4 years		000000002015-06-01-0000June 2015		5.6	332	.845	Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti	Minority; confidence from DF, Liberal Alliance, DKF
Estonia	Parliamentary republic	000000002019-03-01-0000March 2019	Polls	4 years		000000002015-03-01-0000March 2015		1.3	21	.770	Estonian Reform Party, SDE, IRL	Majority Coalition
Finland	Parliamentary republic	000000002019-04-01-0000April 2019	Polls	4 years		000000002015-04-01-0000April 2015		5.4	263	.839	Centre Party, Finns Party, National Coalition Party	Majority Coalition
France	Semi-presidential republic	000000002017-04-01-0000April 2017	Polls	5 years	Same time	000000002012-04-01-0000April 2012		65.7	2,775	.812	François Hollande PS, PRG	Majority
Georgia	Semi-residential republic
Germany	Parliamentary republic	000000002017-09-01-0000September 2017	Polls	4 years^[15]		000000002013-09-01-0000September 2013		80.4	3,604	.856	CDU/CSU, SPD	Majority Coalition
Greece	Parliamentary republic	000000002015-09-01-0000September 2015		4 years		000000002015-01-01-0000January 2015		10.8	299	.760	SYRIZA, ANEL	Majority Coalition
Hungary	Parliamentary republic	000000002018-04-01-0000April 2018		4 years		000000002014-04-01-0000April 2014		9.9	138	.769	Fidesz, KDNP	Majority Coalition
Iceland	Parliamentary republic	000000002017-04-01-0000April 2017		4 years		000000002013-04-01-0000April 2013		0.3	13	.848	Progressive Party, Independence Party	Majority Coalition
Ireland	Parliamentary republic	000000002016-04-01-0000April 2016	Polls	5 years^[16]		000000002011-02-01-0000February 2011		4.6	221	.850	Fine Gael, Labour	Majority Coalition
Italy	Parliamentary republic	000000002018-02-01-0000February 2018	Polls	5 years		000000002013-02-01-0000February 2013		59.7	2,195	.776	PD, AP, PI, SC,Independents	Majority Coalition
Kosovo	Parliamentary republic
Latvia	Parliamentary republic			4 years		000000002014-10-01-0000October 2014		2.0	28	.726	Unity, ZZS, NA	Majority Coalition
Lithuania	Parliamentary republic	000000002016-10-01-0000October 2016		4 years		000000002012-10-01-0000October 2012		2.9	42	.727	LSDP, DP, TT	Majority Coalition
Luxembourg	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy	000000002017-10-01-0000October 2017		4 years		000000002013-10-01-0000October 2013		.537	42	.813	DP, LSAP, DG	Majority Coalition
Macedonia	Parliamentary republic	000000002016-04-01-0000April 2016				000000002014-04-01-0000April 2014					VMRO-DPMNE and DUI coalition
Malta	Parliamentary republic	000000002018-06-01-0000June 2018		5 years		000000002013-03-01-0000March 2013		.452	9	.778	Labour	Majority
Monaco	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Moldova	Parliamentary republic		Polls	4 years		Nov 2014		3.6	7	.660	Liberal Democratic
Montenegro	Presidential republic	October 2016	Polls	4 years		October 2012
Netherlands	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy	000000002017-03-01-0000March 2017	Polls	4 years		000000002012-09-01-0000September 2012		16.8	836	.857	VVD/PvdA
Norway	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy	000000002017-09-01-0000September 2017	Polls	4 years		000000002013-09-01-0000September 2013		5.0	483	.894	Conservative, Progress	MInority Coalition; confidence from KrF, Venstre
Poland	Parliamentary republic	October 2015		5 years	000000002015-05-01-0000May 2015	000000002010-10-01-0000October 2010		38.5	514	.740	PiS	Majority
Portugal	Semi-presidential republic	000000002015-10-01-0000October 2015	Polls	4 years		000000002011-06-01-0000June 2011		10.6	237	.729	PS	Minority; confidence from BE, PCP, PEV
Romania	Semi-presidential republic	000000002016-12-01-0000December 2016		4 years		000000002012-12-01-0000December 2012		20.1	187	.687
Russia	Semi-presidential republic			6 years	000000002018-03-01-0000March 2018	000000002012-03-01-0000March 2012	Disputed	143.4	1,858	.670^[7]	Vladimir Putin, United Russia	Majority
San Marino
Serbia	Parliamentary republic	000000002017-05-01-0000May 2017		5 years	4 years	000000002012-05-01-0000May 2012		7.1	53	.696	SNS	Majority
Slovakia	Parliamentary republic	000000002016-03-01-0000March 2016		4 years	000000002014-03-01-0000March 2014	000000002012-03-01-0000March 2012		5.4	91	.788	Social Democrat
Slovenia	Parliamentary republic			4 years		000000002014-07-01-0000July 2014		2.1	45	.840	Positive Slovenia/Social Democrat
Spain	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy	000000002015-12-01-0000December 2015	Polls	4 years^[17]		000000002011-11-01-0000November 2011		46.7	1,478	.796	TBD
Sweden	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy	000000002018-09-01-0000September 2018	Polls	4 years		000000002014-09-01-0000September 2014		9.6	539	.859	Social Democratic/Green	Minority Coalition; confidence from the Alliance (see 2014 Swedish government crisis)
Switzerland		000000002019-10-01-0000October 2019		4 years		000000002015-10-01-0000October 2015		8.0	632	.849	see Swiss Federal Council
Turkey	Parliamentary republic	000000002019-11-01-0000November 2019		4 years		000000002015-11-01-0000November 2015		75.6	774	.542	AKP
Ukraine	Semi-presidential republic			5 years		000000002014-05-01-0000May 2014		44.8	180	.672	Batkivshchyna/UDAR
United Kingdom	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy	000000002020-05-01-0000May 2020	Polls	5 years^[18]		000000002015-05-01-0000May 2015		63.7	2,429	.802	Conservative	Majority
European Union		000000002019-01-01-00002019		5 years		000000002014-05-01-0000May 2014		507.9	17,577	no data		EPP, S&D, ALDE (informal alliance in the EP)

Vatican City is an absolute monarchy, and only holds elections after the death or resignation of its leader.

Oceania

Country	Next election	Polls	Term	Last election	Pop. (m)	GDP ($bn)	IHDI	In power now
Australia	000000002016-09-01-0000September 2016–000000002017-01-01-0000January 2017	Polls	3 years^[19]	000000002013-09-01-0000September 2013	23.1	1,541	.864	Liberal/National
Cook Islands	2018		4 years	July 2014				Cook Islands Party
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji	2018		4 years	September 2014				FijiFirst
Kiribati	2015		4 years	October 2011				Pillars of Truth
Marshall Islands
Nauru	2016		3 years	June 2013				(no political parties)
New Zealand	2017	Polls	3 years	000000002014-09-01-0000September 2014	4.3	161	no data	National
Niue	2017		3 years	April 2014				(no political parties)
Palau
Papua New Guinea	000000002016-07-01-0000July 2016		4 years	000000002012-07-01-0000July 2012	7.1	13	no data	PNCP
Samoa	2016		5 years	March 2011				HRPP
Solomon Islands			4 years	19 November 2014				broad coalition
Tonga			4 years	25 November 2014				(non-partisan)
Tuvalu			4 years	2014				(no political parties)
Vanuatu	2016		4 years	October 2012				broad coalition

Notes

↑ nb in Germany where there are elections each 4 years, the Federal Constitutional Court has held that five years is the limit that is compatible with living in a democratic society.
↑ Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 21
↑ UDHR article 20
↑ UDHR article 19
↑ OSCE, Election Observation Handbook (6th edn 2010) 18-22, 31, 37 and Annex A
↑ South African Constitution
1 2 3 2011 data, as country missing from 2013 UN report.
↑ Trujillo, Renee. "Prime Minister Announces Date for General Elections", LOVE FM, 28 September 2015. (accessed 29 September 2015)
↑ Constitution of Belize
↑ Brazilian Constitution
↑ Canada Elections Act 2000
↑ US Constitution
↑ Constitution of India art 83
↑ .
↑ Grundgesetz art 39, between 46 and 48 months after the last election
↑ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1927 s 7
↑ Spanish Constitution of 1978 art 68
↑ Parliament Act 1911 and Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. A government could collapse at an earlier date, triggering an election.
↑ Australian Constitution

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Members of the Commonwealth of Nations

Sovereign states
(Members)

Dependencies
of Members

Australia	Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island

New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue Ross Dependency Tokelau

United Kingdom	Akrotiri and Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Montserrat Pitcairn Islands St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

Source: Commonwealth Secretariat - Member States

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