Scotland goes to the polls on 5 May to elect its parliament in Edinburgh. The incumbent Scottish National party has come from behind to open up a clear lead in the polls over Labour with two weeks of the campaign remaining.
To discuss this, we have a panel of experts: the Guardian's Scotland correspondent Severin Carrell; political columnist for the Sunday Herald Iain Macwhirter; and Guardian columnist Martin Kettle.
With Labour and the SNP offering similar manifestos, is a coalition between the two bitter rivals out of the question? Will the Liberal Democrats be hammered at the polls on the basis of their unpopular MPs in Westminster? And could a strong showing from the Green party end up propelling it into coalition talks?
Also this week, as the AV referendum campaign moves towards its climax, some unlikely partnerships have been forged. But with recent polls showing momentum for the No campaign, it looks like the first-past-the-post system will live to fight another day.
And finally, could Hungarian mothers be given extra votes in elections? That's the unlikely proposal of Budapest's new conservative government.
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