In Business Monitor Online today, we publish a detailed preview of the US 2012 presidential and congressional elections. Despite the United States’ economic woes, Barack Obama still looks well positioned to win re-election in 2012. Unsurprisingly, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is most likely to win the Republican nomination for president. In many ways, the… [Read more]
Allegations of sexual assault and attempted rape have dealt an all but fatal blow to IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s chances of running in next year’s French presidential election. While these developments leave the race wide open, incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s capacity to secure a second term in the Elysee Palace undoubtedly appears stronger as… [Read more]
There’s been renewed speculation about the 2012 Russian presidential election of late, with both incumbent Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin both hinting that they could run. If both do so, then there could be a genuinely competitive race for the first time since 1996. The Medvedev-Putin double-act was always a bit awkward. Putin… [Read more]