The biggest shock in the election was the defeat of Plaid Cymru president and party leader in Gwynedd, Dafydd Iwan.

BBC: Gwynedd party coalition meeting

But Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat, who shared a Nobel Peace prize with Rabin and expressed shock at "this awful, terrible crime, " will not attend the funeral for security reasons.

CNN: Rabin's widow leads mourners

If Venezuela's next leader were to end the program, or even reduce the generous terms, many countries would see a shock as import bills rise (not to mention having to face a public forced to pay much higher energy prices).

CNN: After Chavez, a power vacuum