Monday, August 20, 2007

[russia] the next president

Not to be sneezed at:

The odds on who will be Russia's next President have come out the internet, and, perhaps not too surprisingly, Vladimir Putin is still one of the favorites, despite a constitutional prohibition against a third term.

Ireland-based betting exchange Intrade has Putin contracts currently running third, listing at 15 out of a possible value of 100. The current leader is First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov at 41, with fellow First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medved trading at 17.

And so on.

The local money here is on Ivanov.

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2 comments:

  1. CityUnslickerMonday 20 August 2007 at 22:34:00 GMT+1

    Yeah, medved is positivley libertarian in comparison, I can't see him getting the nod.

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  2. Welshcakes LimoncelloTuesday 21 August 2007 at 16:53:00 GMT+1

    Could they change the law to allow a third term?

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