In 31 days
Electoral lists published
Nov 13, 2026
- 1Until Mar 17, 202714 months
Civic education & awareness
CEP information campaign that runs across the full electoral cycle.
- 14Until Nov 308 months
Departmental tabulation bureaux set up
Standing up the BED offices that will compile results from every polling centre.
- 3Until Aug 182 months
Observers & journalists accreditation
Application window to observe or cover the election.
- 13Until Aug 145 weeks
Political-party registration
Window for parties and coalitions planning to field candidates.
- 20Action requiredUntil Oct 133 months
Voter registration
Enrol with a valid CIN. Deadline: 13 October.
- 20Until Oct 14Until Oct 22 months
Candidate registration
Filing for presidential, legislative and territorial candidacies. The CEP split this period into 8 sub-phases: online filing, document submission, review, preliminary list, BCEC/BCED challenges, BCEN recourse, final list.
Revised Sep 2, 2026Extended from 02 October to 14 October 2026 — with 8 detailed sub-phases.
Read the CEP announcement - 31Until Sep 264 weeks
Voting-centre supervisor recruitment
Selection of the staff who will supervise each polling centre on vote day.
- 1Until Nov 213 months
Voting-bureau member recruitment
Selection of the members who will run each polling bureau.
- 3Until Dec 42 months
Party mandataires accreditation
Registration of the poll watchers each party will deploy inside polling bureaux.
- 5Until Dec 122 months
Official campaign (1st round)
Presidential and legislative.
- 18Until Dec 122 months
Material acquisition and distribution
Delivery of ballots, boxes and sensitive material to polling centres.
- 13Action requiredFriday
Electoral lists published
Check your name and polling centre (D−30).
- 13Action requiredSunday
First round
Presidential, legislative, popular ratification of the constitutional changes.
- 13Until Dec 153 days
Vote tabulation (1st round)
Compilation of the tally sheets returned from polling bureaux.
- 16Wednesday
Popular ratification results
Publication of the referendum outcome on the constitutional changes.
- 19Saturday
Preliminary results (1st round)
First public tallies after tabulation.
- 22Until Jan 9, 20273 weeks
Challenges to preliminary results
Legal window to file challenges against a preliminary result.
- 9Saturday
Final results (1st round)
Official results after challenges are processed.
- 10Until Feb 206 weeks
Official campaign (2nd round & territoriales)
Official campaign period for the runoffs and the local elections.
- 11Until Feb 206 weeks
Material acquisition & distribution (2nd round)
Second wave of ballot and material distribution for the runoff.
- 21Action requiredSunday
Second round
Presidential + legislative runoffs, first round of territorial elections.
- 21Until Feb 233 days
Vote tabulation (2nd round)
Compilation of the runoff tally sheets.
- 22Monday
Preliminary results (2nd round)
First public tallies after runoff tabulation.
- 23Tuesday
Territorial-elections results
Publication of results for local elections (municipal, ASEC, CASEC).
- 23Until Mar 612 days
Challenges (2nd round)
Legal window to file challenges after the runoff.
- 24Until Mar 112 weeks
Challenges (territoriales)
Legal window to file challenges on the local elections.
- 7Sunday
Final results (presidential + legislative)
Official proclamation of the elected president and legislators.
- 12Friday
Final results (territoriales)
Official proclamation of local officials — end of the electoral cycle.