Tag: Francois Baroin

  • Outsiders look the value in search for an alternative to Fillon

    Outsiders look the value in search for an alternative to Fillon

    Fuelled no doubt by the drama of 2016 and Marine Le Pen’s plausible candidacy, the French election was already shaping up to be a much bigger betting heat than usual before the Penelopegate scandal broke. Now, as I wrote earlier this week, we are looking at a potential re-run of the US election drama. In…

  • Macron the new French favourite after Penelopegate

    Macron the new French favourite after Penelopegate

    Once upon a time, political betting was just about the most predictable game on earth. National elections were won by the favourite. Period. Then along came 2016 and, like just about all things political, all of our assumptions and long-established trends became redundant. With Brexit and Donald Trump fresh in the memory, political bettors seem…