Tag Archives: Nicolas Sarkozy

Sur-excited BHL tries to infiltrate twice the Sarkozy-Cameron photo op in Benghazi, Lybia. — [VIDEO]

He gets expelled each time. I watched the tape many times. Hilarious. … “a man whose intelligence is destroyed by his own ego“. Nicolas Sarkozy, David Cameron and Moustafa Abdel Jalil on September 15, 2001, in Benghazi, Lybia.

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BBC on France, the French, French politics, and Nicolas Sarkozy — [VIDEO]

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The Wonderful Madame Carla Bruni

- © NewsFutures – © NewsFutures – Will the marriage of President of France Nicolas Sarkozy to Carla Bruni survive for more than 2 years? – When will Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni break up ?

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France’s Nicolas Sarkozy — One year later, the French economy is still in the mud.

- No good. Nicolas Sarkozy has become the most unpopular French president ever —primarily due to his personal behavior. France’s public finances deteriorated in 2007, hovering close to the Maastricht 3% mark. Public spending (54% of gross domestic product) is … Continue reading

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Nicolas Sarkozy’s Republican Party Wins Smaller Majority Than Expected in French House Of Representatives.

New York Times: Mr. Sarkozy’s party won 314 seats, a loss of 45 members; the Socialists won 185 seats, a gain of 36, according to Interior Ministry figures issued early Monday morning. Polls had predicted a Republican landslide, and so … Continue reading

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There is another political election in France, believe it or not.

Here’s the French electoral system: Step #1: Political primaries. Step #2: First round of the French presidential election. Step #3: Second round of the French presidential election. –> Republican Nicolas Sarkozy. Step #4: First round of the election for the … Continue reading

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Intra-Debate and Post-Debate Prediction Markets

= Prediction markets monitored during and after a political debate shown on national TV, and compared to the talking heads’ sentiments. — Caveat Bettor liked the section of Emile Servan-Schreiber’s blog post about the NewsFutures prediction markets plebisciting French Republican … Continue reading

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Demise of a Sarko Killer

She was billed as the only one who could steal this election from Nicolas Sarkozy. The media had dubbed her “the queen of the polls”, so towering was her popularity over her socialist rivals for the party’s nomination. She was … Continue reading

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NewsFutures’ Emile Servan-Schreiber: Les marchés de prédiction sont un média d’un autre type.

Prediction markets are a media of another type. Le Figaro: Le fondateur et patron du site Newsfutures.com explique pourquoi les marchés de prédiction font souvent mieux que les sondages. LEFIGARO.FR : -Comment expliquez vous la pertinence des paris en ligne … Continue reading

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Result of the 2007 French presidential election

UPDATE: – French Republican Nicolas Sarkozy: 53,06% — If you have speculated on one of the candidates, you may want to know the result before the first quasi-official media reports (8:00 PM, Paris time). French laws prevent the French bloggers … Continue reading

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