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Nyxisto
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6287 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-22 20:42:02
April 22 2017 20:41 GMT
#15881
On April 23 2017 05:31 Makro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 23 2017 04:49 TheDwf wrote:
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for predictions! What will be the result of the French election tomorrow? (You can ignore candidates with small scores.)

Here's mine:

+ Show Spoiler +
Le Pen 23,7
Mélenchon 22,2

Fillon 21,9
Macron 21,8
Hamon 4,1
Dupont-Aignan 3,2
Lassalle 1,1
Asselineau 0,7
Poutou 0,8
Arthaud 0,3
Cheminade 0,2

Abstention 21,8%

what a time we're living when the two probably top score can* come from the far-right and the far-left

jesus


the death of the PS is pretty crazy. They poll lower than Die Linke. Shame, I kind of liked Hamon's program
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6292 Posts
April 22 2017 22:01 GMT
#15882
Why do you like it?
Nyxisto
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6287 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-22 22:15:55
April 22 2017 22:15 GMT
#15883
I liked the ecological policies and focus on common goods and the universal basic income is probably at least worth trying out at some point in the future, and he seemed like one of the few candidates that basically is also not deeply skeptical of EU institutions and common EU foreign policy.

He seemed to be more on the "redistributionist" side of politics rather than the class warfare and ownership side that Melenchon is on and I think that makes more sense. The system isn't all that bad, the profits are just badly distributed. I'm more of a fan of the Scandinavian 'flexicurity' system than the heavy national regulations.
bardtown
Profile Joined June 2011
England2313 Posts
April 22 2017 22:41 GMT
#15884
I think Switzerland is one of the countries that is best positioned to make UBI work, but even they turned it down as economically infeasible. It would probably be disastrous in France, even though I'd like to see a country try it. Has to be Norway, Switzerland, New Zealand, Denmark or maybe another similarly small and wealthy country.

I'm giving Macron an almost 100% chance of winning at this point, but tomorrow should give us some good indicators as to whether shock results are likely or the polls are looking accurate. Macron and Le Pen to the second round seems like a safe bet for now.
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
April 23 2017 02:24 GMT
#15885
I think it's 50-50 between Macron and Fillion vs Le Pen. Conservative voters always vote for their mainstream candidate. Macron sounds like he has a shot with some of the economically-minded right-wingers, but that type of conservative seems to be on the verge of extinction.

Melenchon may have the momentum, but I can't see the core of the social-democratic party giving up on Hamon completely, so I don't think it is going to be enough. I don't know the French well enough, but my tips are:

Le Pen: 27%
Fillion: 23%
Macron: 22%
Melenchon: 16%
Hamon: 9%
LegalLord
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
United States13779 Posts
April 23 2017 03:22 GMT
#15886
Interesting how little consensus there is about who will rise up to the top. Just goes to show you how many possible ways there is that this could go.
History will sooner or later sweep the European Union away without mercy.
Spaylz
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Japan1743 Posts
April 23 2017 03:35 GMT
#15887
I'll be happy if Le Pen doesn't make it to the second round. It doesn't seem too far fetched; Macron-Fillon, Macron-Mélenchon and Fillon-Mélenchon all seem like plausible outcomes.

Personally, I will be voting for Hamon.
I like words.
warding
Profile Joined August 2005
Portugal2396 Posts
April 23 2017 07:40 GMT
#15888
538 and many others are calling it too close to call. And indeed, there are five candidates within 6-7pp, multi candidate races seem to be more difficult to assess, and there is a significant number of undecideds.

However, there has been a ton of polling and that has been very consistent.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_French_presidential_election,_2017

Since April 14 the total sum of sample sizes is over 50 000. The margins for major candidates are
Melenchon - 18-19.5
Macron - 23-25
Fillon - 18.5-21
Le Pen - 22-23

These are really small variations. I'm not sure what to think.
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
April 23 2017 08:34 GMT
#15889
When will there be results?
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
April 23 2017 08:53 GMT
#15890
My guess would be :
Macron 24,7%
Mélenchon 22,8%
Le Pen 22,3%
Fillon 20,1%

On April 23 2017 17:34 Big J wrote:
When will there be results?

20:00 to 20:30
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Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18366 Posts
April 23 2017 09:00 GMT
#15891
On April 23 2017 17:53 OtherWorld wrote:
My guess would be :
Macron 24,7%
Mélenchon 22,8%
Le Pen 22,3%
Fillon 20,1%

Show nested quote +
On April 23 2017 17:34 Big J wrote:
When will there be results?

20:00 to 20:30

The extra decimal in there makes your guess so much more significant!

My money would be on Macron and Le Pen making it through to the runoffs, but the ideological divide is huge. Same story as in the Dutch elections: no clear winner.
Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
April 23 2017 09:06 GMT
#15892
I'm guessing Le Pen and FIllon make it to the run off, which then Fillon wins.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France13000 Posts
April 23 2017 09:15 GMT
#15893
Such a fun day! Hopefully the results won't be too horrible
WriterMaru
TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
April 23 2017 11:19 GMT
#15894
The participation rate was 28,54% at 12:00 [it was 28,29% in 2012, for a final participation of 79,48%].
Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
April 23 2017 11:21 GMT
#15895
yea just voted right now, that was not crowded but with a decent flux of people
Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of shitposting, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".
TL+ Member
TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
April 23 2017 11:47 GMT
#15896
First failure of the polls already, they were banking on a lower participation around 73-74% ...
bardtown
Profile Joined June 2011
England2313 Posts
April 23 2017 11:59 GMT
#15897
Okay based on that I'm betting on Le Pen beating Macron in the first round.
Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France8144 Posts
April 23 2017 12:14 GMT
#15898
On April 23 2017 20:59 bardtown wrote:
Okay based on that I'm betting on Le Pen beating Macron in the first round.

???

Le Pen suffers from high turnout as her voters are the least likely not to vote and mostly very motivated. That's a constant with the Front National and why they do so well in low turnout elections such as european elections.
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
April 23 2017 12:19 GMT
#15899
On April 23 2017 21:14 Biff The Understudy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 23 2017 20:59 bardtown wrote:
Okay based on that I'm betting on Le Pen beating Macron in the first round.

???

Le Pen suffers from high turnout as her voters are the least likely not to vote and mostly very motivated. That's a constant with the Front National and why they do so well in low turnout elections such as european elections.


I think she has enough of a lead to still get to the final 2, but I still think its Fillon that will be facing her not Macron.
bardtown
Profile Joined June 2011
England2313 Posts
April 23 2017 12:25 GMT
#15900
On April 23 2017 21:14 Biff The Understudy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 23 2017 20:59 bardtown wrote:
Okay based on that I'm betting on Le Pen beating Macron in the first round.

???

Le Pen suffers from high turnout as her voters are the least likely not to vote and mostly very motivated. That's a constant with the Front National and why they do so well in low turnout elections such as european elections.

Well, let's see what happens. I don't think the polling companies reach Le Pen voters, so I expect her support to be understated.

And Zaros, here's some support for your theory:

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