Will the assassination of Bhutto scenario be duplicated in Taiwan in its imminent cut-throat elections?

Question

President of Taiwan once said he was advised to declare martial law (emergency status) in the upcoming elections under certain conditions.
This was confirmed by its security bureau later.

American prophetess (Elizabeth Fotinopoulos) once said the competing, promising candidate would be in danger -- his life is threanted.

Why there are so many smears, riots, murders in developing countries elections?

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It seems Al Qaeda is a factor in this scenario, but more doubts about government authorities in it.

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Doubtful. There are completely different social and political paradigms in place in Taiwan. You can call Taiwan a "developing nation," but the truth is that it's quite advanced economically and technologically compared to other developing nations. And unlike Pakistan, there isn't a resident radical movement like al Qaeda with the clout and resources needed to stage such an attack.

Why are such attacks prominent in developing countries? Two reasons -- one is that developing countries have contingents that are still locked into a certain way of thinking that is contrary to societal progress. This thinking also undermines democracy, because it often seeks to solve political disputes the "old fashioned way" -- with violence instead of votes. That's why you also see coup d'etats in such nations -- they're seizing power without risking that an election might mess things up by selecting the other candidate.

The other reason I'd cite is that terrorism is more prevalent worldwide, including in the western world. Aside from the big attacks (9/11, London subway and Madrid trains), consider the "lesser" attacks like the anthrax mailings in the U.S. Terrorists now realize that they can much more easily (and subversively) get their message across using bombs and chemicals. It's the same train of thought that I described above -- "Why solve things through elections when we can kill people instead?" It's a completely backward way of thinking, and it's completely cowardly, but that's how some very pitiful folks choose to operate -- even in the 21st century.