Slovakia's centre-left government is seeking re-election, having secured economic growth and fought against accepting refugees. The alternative is a broad and possibly unstable centre-right coalition.
Author: Charles Richardson
Results roundup
An irregular feature updating world electoral news. This week, the United States, Iran, Spain, Ireland and Jamaica.
The world we have lost
Twenty years on, Australia marks the advent of the Howard government. Time passes, but we still live in the shadow of that change.
Super results
It's Super Tuesday, the one we've all been waiting for. Results as they come in.
The agony of the Republican Party
The presidential nominating contests may be wrapping up, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both heading into Super Tuesday on a high. The Republican Party, however, is not happy.
Grand coalition looms in Ireland
Ireland's general election has produced a parliament that looks as if it will be unworkable on any basis other than a coalition of the two major parties, historic enemies though they are.
Election preview: Ireland
Ireland combines an idiosyncratic party system with an oddly familiar electoral system, but today's election could usher in a period of uncertainty.
Can anyone stop Trump?
Donald Trump walks away with the Nevada caucuses. Can anyone stop him getting the Republican nomination? And how much does it matter?
Bolivia says No
In what looks like a win for Latin American democracy, Bolivia's voters appear to have turned down a proposal to extend presidential term limits.
On to South Carolina and Nevada
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton start favorites as their respective parties vote tonight in South Carolina and Nevada.
The World is Not Enough 