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Betting firms favour Feijóo and expect a coalition between PP and Vox

Betting firms place Alberto Núñez Feijóo as favourite for the 29 November general election, ahead of Pedro Sánchez, and prefer a coalition between PP and Vox…

--- The context --- The general election on 29 November is approaching with a very clear prior reading in the betting markets covered by the source. Those odds are not polls or surveys, but market perceptions formed by betting operators: the price each operator assigns to an outcome before any vote has been cast. --- The facts --- Betting firms place PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo as favourite to win, at a distance of one to four from the current prime minister and PSOE candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez. A PP victory pays between 1.10 and 1.35 euros for each euro wagered, while a PSOE win is priced between 2.50 and 5 euros for each euro wagered, according to the odds gathered in the source. Vox appears in third place, with between 17 and 40 euros for each euro wagered. A win by any other candidate would pay 100 euros, and among those named at national level are Ada Colau, for Frente Amplio, Irene Montero, for Podemos, and Miriam González, with Democracia21. --- The positions --- In the market on the formation of the new government, the preferred formula is a coalition between PP and Vox, priced between 1.10 and 1.30 euros for each euro wagered. The firms covered do not foresee a PP government on its own, but a coalition executive with Vox. The PSOE again forming a coalition with parties to its left, as in the last two legislatures, pays between 3 and 4 euros. Feijóo governing alone is priced at 6 euros, a higher price than that of a coalition between PP and Vox and one that reflects lower market confidence in that formula. --- What remains unknown --- The source provides no polls, seat allocation or turnout figures, and none of those elements can be deduced from betting odds. Nor is the actual vote of 29 November known yet, and that vote is the only one that decides the formation of the government. Treating a price as a settled result would confuse a quotation with a held election. --- Unanswered questions --- Will the ballot box confirm the advantage that the odds currently show in favour of Feijóo? Will any force reach a position strong enough to govern without needing a coalition? What weight will turnout carry in a result that the market already seems to take for granted? Will operators keep these same odds until election day or adjust them before the vote takes place? --- EPM analysis --- The picture left by the odds is sharp in its ordering and limited in its reach: Feijóo first, Sánchez next, Vox in third place and any other candidate far behind. But a low price is not an electoral record. The value of this market lies in showing what bettors expect, not in replacing the decision of voters. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the odds describe a market expectation, not a result, and treating them as an early verdict weakens the reading of this election. The market places Feijóo ahead, puts Sánchez further back, ranks Vox in third place and prefers a coalition between PP and Vox over a government on its own, but no quotation votes or governs. Turnout and the vote on 29 November remain the decisive variable that no betting firm can settle in advance for anyone.
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