In Baghlan province men and women came out in numbers to vote and created human chains around six polling stations to prevent the entry of suicide bombers.

Taliban militants have told people not to take part in what they consider a foreign-imposed process and warning election centres may be attacked.

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has urged all Afghans to vote in parliamentary elections, amid concerns that violence will keep voters away from polling stations.

The two-day conference will gather leading experts and political figures from around the world to discuss questions relating to election security.

Polling stations in Latvia opened Saturday for a general election that could propel a populist, pro-Kremlin coalition to power.

Latvians elections to test role of bullwark against Russia

The parliamentary and presidential election is just days away, with the ethnically divisive rhetoric dominating the lead-up.

Brussels "confident" that next government will continue with strong commitment to Europe

As Sweden heads to the polls this general election, follow Euronews coverage live.

Ahead of the Swedish elections this Sunday, ex-NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen talks bots, fake news, and interference with Raw Politics' host Tesa Arcilla.

The ratio of junk news to professionally-produced news observed in the run-up to the Sweden vote is at a similar level to the 2016 US presidential election, researchers say.

The far-right is campaigning hard in the Swedish countryside ahead of Sunday's election on its pet theme of immigration, but neither the SD nor any other party appears to be addressing people's concerns.