HSBC: Le Pen May Face Defeat In France, But Election Path Far From Certain

Mark Melin

Published onNovember 29, 2016

Updated on May 14, 2021

With the recent victory of Former Prime Minister François Fillon on the right-wing of the French political spectrum, an HSBC report speculates that France might just buck the global populist trend and reject Marine Le Pen, but importantly notes that “of course, polls have been unreliable.”

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Marine Le Pen's niece and also an influential leader of Front National - Photo by Remi Noyon

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

HSBC: Le Pen May Face Defeat In France, But Election Path Far From Certain

Fillon in surprise win

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