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Macron still in 3rd place in French Presidential polling but if he makes final 2 he looks set to win

Macron still in 3rd place in French Presidential polling but if he makes final 2 he looks set to win

Final 2 polling in French Presidential Election. If Macron makes final 2 he looks set to win but he's currently 3rdhttps://t.co/EeQ4equdzY pic.twitter.com/vOAuINymEp — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 27, 2017 Top 3 in the French Presidential race with latest odds pic.twitter.com/P0EGbCYCAh — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 27, 2017 Tweet

Big news in the French Presidential race is that odds-on favourite Fillon could be involved in financial scandal

Big news in the French Presidential race is that odds-on favourite Fillon could be involved in financial scandal

The odds on favourite for French Presidency could be in trouble following news of scandal https://t.co/Xts5nSR4mk pic.twitter.com/RLhLocFuca — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 24, 2017 Fillon no longer odds-on Francois Fillon no longer odds-favourite for next French President following tonight financial allegations pic.twitter.com/3AVwkyrKar — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 24, 2017 Tweet

Hamon tops the first round French Socialist primary and looks set to be the party’s nominee

Hamon tops the first round French Socialist primary and looks set to be the party’s nominee

Benoit Hamon moves to 4th favourite to the French presidency after a clear win over Manuel Valls in 1st round of Soclalist nomination race pic.twitter.com/1LJ7c1E244 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 22, 2017 With early results suggesting Benoit Hamon is leading the #PrimairesGauche, he is now 33/1 to be elected President of France. pic.twitter.com/vURTQygJBv — Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) January 22, 2017 So it will be Hamon v Valls in the final run-off for French Socialist nomination. Main betting impact – slight…

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Matthew Shaddick: Why the betting markets are over-rating Marine Le Pen’s chances

Matthew Shaddick: Why the betting markets are over-rating Marine Le Pen’s chances

Shadsy of Ladbrokes on how punters are viewing the French Presidential race Ladbrokes are currently building up a very big liability on a Marine Le Pen victory in May’s French Presidential election. I’d be very surprised if that isn’t also the case with all of the other fixed-odds bookmakers offering odds. I’m happy with that, as I can see some very good reasons why the betting markets are over-rating her chances. 1. It’s possible that a lot of people betting…

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Macron at 6/1 looks the value bet for next French president

Macron at 6/1 looks the value bet for next French president

By far the biggest political betting market at the moment is on the French presidential election the first round of which takes place in April. On the Betfair exchange alone £2m has been matched which suggests that this will be a huge market when we get to polling day. All the focus has on the far right contender, Marine Le Pen, who at about 23% is currently the second favourite behind Francois Fillon, the Republican nominee, who is rated on…

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With the French Republican primary run-off tomorrow David Herdson wonders why doesn’t France use AV

With the French Republican primary run-off tomorrow David Herdson wonders why doesn’t France use AV

Their stupid voting system could let in an unpopular extremist Just as one never-ending presidential election ends, another begins. France goes to the polls again tomorrow to pick the centre-right candidate of Les Républicains; their choice being between former prime minister Alain Juppé and former prime minister François Fillon. Fillon is the extremely strong favourite (1/16 with Ladbrokes, to Juppé’s 8/1); a remarkable turnaround given that the polls in the week of the first round of the primary indicated a…

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Fillon heads for victory and looks set to be the one who’ll fight Marine le Pen to be next French President

Fillon heads for victory and looks set to be the one who’ll fight Marine le Pen to be next French President

Francois Fillon – the ex-French PM who looks set to fight the the Presidency next April against Marine le Pen pic.twitter.com/azIqkK14Im — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 20, 2016 In the betting he’s a 62% chance He’s still to beat Juppe in next Sunday’s runoff