The fear is that the relative calm in Iraq, compared with the violence of the past years, could be shattered if the elections are perceived to be unfair or corrupt.
The calm will now be shattered, they fear, by the construction of a ring road intended to draw traffic away from the chaotic city and speed goods to and from Santos, Brazil's biggest port.
Bulgaria has been a little oasis of calm and tolerance in the volatile Balkans, but some observers fear there is a threat to that if his party finds its way into government.