UK website politicalbetting.com has a post about the chances of Tony Blair becoming President of the European Council (they actually call it First Permanent President of the EU – falling into the trap of the un-initiated) and there are prices for the ‘leading’ candidates. Blair (2/1 favourite – what a joke!), Juncker (3/1) and Ahern (5/1) are in there, but what about Angela Merkel, José Manuel Barroso and Peter Sutherland? Plus Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Jacques Chirac and Silvio Berlusconi are in the list and I’ve heard no mention of candidacies from these folks. Anyway, politicalbetting better keep an eye on this blog for better analysis of the odds.
[UPDATE - 14.04.08]
Blair has dropped in the betting market, and now Bertie Ahern is 2-1 favourite according to Paddy Power.