Max Keiser's On the Edge with Gonzalo Lira 04-20-2012

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French economy & Presidential elections-On the Edge with Max Keiser-04-20-2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSLIeoaTTjY

In this edition of the show Max interviews Gonzalo Lira from LiraSPG.com.

He talks about the primary economic issues for France on the eve of the presidential elections both nationally and in EU.

Gonzalo Lira is an American novelist, filmmaker and economic blogger.

Starting in 2010, Lira began contributing economic analysis to Zero Hedge, Naked Capitalism, Seeking Alpha and Business Insider; in Zero Hedge, one of his posts was the second most read of 2010.

Comment: http://maxkeiser.com/2012/04/21/on-the-edge-with-gonzalo-lira-2/

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SPAIN APRIL 2012

Bank of Spain: Country is back in recession http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bank-of-spain-country-is-back-in-recession-2012-04-17

Spain industrial production falls 5.1% in February http://www.marketwatch.com/story/spain-industrial-production-falls-51-in-february-2012-04-11

Spain ‘headed towards’ 2013 financial crunch http://www.france24.com/en/20120408-spain-headed-towards-2013-financial-crunch

Spains borrowing needs will reach 80% of GDP for 2012 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/debt-worries-put-spain-under-pressure-again-2012-04-03

SPAIN MARCH 2012

Citigroup: Spain debt restructuring more likely http://www.marketwatch.com/story/citigroup-spain-debt-restructuring-more-likely-2012-03-28

Spain to lift power prices 5% to 7% in April: aide http://www.marketwatch.com/story/spain-to-lift-power-prices-5-to-7-in-april-aide-2012-03-27

Spain Agreed New Deficit Target – 5.8% instead of 4.4% of GDP http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-04/spain-agreed-deficit-target-with-key-eu-leaders-mundo-reports.html

E.U. finance heads push bigger Spain deficit cut http://www.marketwatch.com/story/eu-finance-heads-push-bigger-spain-deficit-cut-2012-03-12

Spain lifts 2012 deficit goal to 5.8% of GDP – Government predicts growth to fall 1.7%, jobless atop 24% this year http://www.marketwatch.com/story/spain-lifts-2012-deficit-goal-to-58-2012-03-02

SPAIN FEBRUARY 2012

Spain to ask Brussels for budget break in 2012 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/spain-to-ask-brussels-for-budget-break-in-2012-2012-02-22

Spain Sinks Deeper Into Periphery on Debt Rise http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-20/spain-descends-deeper-into-periphery-as-debt-burden-explodes-euro-credit.html

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France looks back to a future with Marine Le Pen
19 April 2012, (AFP)
http://www.france24.com/en/20120419-france-looks-back-confront-future-with-marine-le-pen-front-national-election

When it comes to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, the French vividly remember her father’s 2002 presidential bid, when the National Front's then-leader made it to the second round.

But could history repeat itself in Sunday’s vote?


Row over exit polls engulfs French presidential election
19 April 2012, (AFP)
http://www.france24.com/en/20120419-french-elections-exit-polls-law-ban-prosecute-liberation-hollande-sarkozy

A row has erupted over exit polls as France prepares to vote in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, with authorities vowing to prosecute anyone who breaks the law against publishing poll results before voting stations close.

Belgium-based newspaper Le Soir have vowed to do “their journalistic duty” and publish the exit polls as soon as possible.

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France / Hollande in the lead, followed closely by Sarkozy (Le Soir)
22 April 2012, Rome (TMNews)
(google trans from Italian) http://tinyurl.com/73cvqet

ORG: http://www.tmnews.it/web/sezioni/esteri/PN_20120422_00090.shtml

According to exit polls socialist between 27 and 30% of the votes

According to early exit poll institute OpinionWay distributed online by the Belgian daily Le Soir, the Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, the Elysée is leading the first round of French presidential elections with a percentage ranging between 27 and 30% of votes.

The outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy would have between 25 and 27% of the votes, Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the extreme right, between 15 and 17%.

Seats in France will close between 18 and 20 depending on location and officially the French media should not disseminate estimates of the first 20.

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Early polls: Francois Hollande between 25 and 30%, ahead of Sarkozy Sunday, April 22, 2012, 16:05 (google trans from French) http://tinyurl.com/7bw4znr

ORG: http://bit.ly/JjKWGx

Via Le Soir Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/lesoir/status/194088138778484737

- Hollande 27 %,

- Sarkozy 25,5%,

- LePen 16%,

- Mélenchon 13%,

- Bayrou 10,5% selon

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Duel Holland – Sarkozy in the second round of presidential
22 April 2012, (Le Soir)
(google trans from French) http://tinyurl.com/8yh4n6v

ORG: http://www.lesoir.be/dossiers_speciaux/special2/2012-04-22/duel-hollande-sarkozy-au-second-tour-de-la-presidentielle-910842.php

- Francois Hollande (27.65% of votes)

- Nicolas Sarkozy (26.56%)

- Marine Le Pen comes in third place (19.73%)

- Jean-Luc Melenchon (10.64%)

- Francois Bayrou (9.21%)


Historic score for the far right of Le Pen – Reached symbolic threshold of 20%
22 April 2012, (Le Soir)
(google trans from French) http://tinyurl.com/6ulk634

ORG: http://www.lesoir.be/dossiers_speciaux/special2/2012-04-22/score-historique-pour-l-extreme-droite-de-le-pen-910945.php

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The First French Official Results Are In
22 April 2012, by Tyler Durden (Zero Hedge)
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/first-french-official-results-are

8 pm has just passed in France, and all the polls are now closed, which means official preliminary data is now allowed - the first results from IPSOS are in, and are as follows:

    Francois Hollande: 28.4% (28.8% latest) - with victory virtually assured in the runoff round on May 6, it is now Hollande's election to lose. Could he? Yes - read here how Sarkozy can still catch up per DB.

    Nicholas Sarkozy: 25.5% (26.1% latest) - make the runoff round

    Marine Le Pen: 20.0% (18.5% latest) - extreme right: much better than expected as nationalism is back with a bang.

    Jean-Luc Melenchon: 11.7% - extreme left: best communist showing since 1981 yet weaker than expected.

    Francois Bayrou: 8.5%

    Eva Joly: 2.0%

    the others are irrelevant.

Big win for Hollande but even more stunning victory for extreme right winger Le Pen, which only proves that nationalism is back in Europe with a vengeance.

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