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# Markets Update
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/markets-update/
- Published: 2008-04-25T03:04:36.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:40:13.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:41

With the crisis continuing in Zimbabwe over the as yet undeclared election results our [Will Robert Mugabe still lead Zimbabwe on May 1st?](http://opendemocracy.inklingmarkets.com/markets/11008?ref=opendemocracy.net) market has only one week left to run. Do you think anything significant will happen in the next week or will Robert Mugabe stay on?

As Pro-Tibet protestors continue to dog the Olympic torch in its travels around the world we have our [Will any countries boycott the Olympics?](http://opendemocracy.inklingmarkets.com/markets/10509?ref=opendemocracy.net) market to predict just who will or will not go to Beijing in August. The oD crowd is currently predicting a 43.5% chance of any country choosing to boycott them. What do you think?

Silvio Berlusconi, the ever controversial Italian Prime Minister, was elected to the office again last week. With Italian governments of varying stability ruling in recent times and Berlusconi himself attracting numerous lawsuits we're predicting how many new court cases he'll attract as an indirect measure of the stability of his government with a new [How many new cases will Silvio Berlusconi face?](http://opendemocracy.inklingmarkets.com/markets/11466?ref=opendemocracy.net) market.

You can trade in the openDemocracy markets [here](http://opendemocracy.inklingmarkets.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net). You will need an Inkling Markets account \[which is free\] to participate. The predictive markets are aimed at harnessing the wisdom of the oD crowd - please contribute your knowledge. You can read more on the markets at [The wisdom of the openDemocracy crowd](http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-vision%5Freflections/inkling%5Fmarkets%5F4202.jsp) and [The openDemocracy crowd's wisdom: January 2007 report](http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-vision%5Freflections/market%5Freport%5F4349.jsp).

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