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The Raft implementation in `raft-consensus/raft.py` embodies the Multi-Paxos leader-lease pattern: one election per term via `_become_leader`, then Phase-2-only replication (AppendEntries) for all entries within that term — heartbeats act as the lease
Source: entries/2026/05/29/topic-multi-paxos-vs-single-decree.md