The country's most expensive court race has high stakes for the state and could test the popularity of the Trump administration in its early days.

In February, the government announced that local elections in East Sussex, West Sussex, Essex, Thurrock, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Suffolk and Surrey, due to also take place on 1 May, would be delayed for one year to allow for the reorganisation of local councils.

Second, by winning a second term, Zelensky would call Russia's bluff and strengthen his hand in any long-term peace negotiations. Only last week President Vladimir Putin said the United Nations should take over Ukraine and organise a "democratic presidential election". His assumption – perhaps mistaken - is that Zelensky would be replaced.

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Hard-right opposition leader George Simion led an opinion poll published on Monday, five weeks before the first round of a repeat presidential election that could determine whether Romania remains on its pro-Western course.

Portugal's governing centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) extended its lead in a new opinion poll ahead of a snap general election on May 18, though the projection showed it still falling short of a parliamentary majority.

The April 1 election in Wisconsin includes a state Supreme Court and superintendent election, a referendum on voter ID and plenty of local races.

On April 1, voters in Florida's 1st and 6th districts will decide two U.S. House races, while Wisconsinites will elect a state Supreme Court justice.