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Will Nathalie Arthaud be on the ballot for the 2027 French presidential election?

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Trading10.5pt basisContract settles 17 Apr 2027Last checked 8 Sept 2026, 16:10 UTC
PM87.5%bid 87.0% / ask 88.0%24h volume · liquidity $11Kas of 8 Sept, 16:10 UTCView on Polymarket
KS77.0%bid 85.0% / ask 91.0%24h volume · liquidity –as of 8 Sept, 16:10 UTCView this market's series on Kalshi

How each venue defines this

Each exchange's own settlement text, quoted as written. Where they differ, the difference is usually why the prices do.

These two contracts settle about 2 months apart. The venue with the longer window has more time to come good, which moves its price for a reason that is not disagreement.

Settles Apr 17, 27

The next French presidential election is currently expected to be held in April 2027. Prior to the election, the French Constitutional Council is expected to publish the official list of candidates to be included on the ballot for the first round of this election. This market will resolve to “Yes” if the listed individual is included on the official candidate list for the first round of the 2027 French presidential election. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. If no such candidate list is published prior to the election, this market will resolve based on which candidates actually ap…

Settles Jun 30, 27

If Nathalie Arthaud is officially certified, approved, or confirmed to appear on the official candidate list for the first round of the 2027 French presidential election before Jun 30, 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.

Settlement basis

A person confirmed these two markets ask the same question. Their settlement documents have not been compared, so treat the price difference as unverified rather than as a like for like gap.

Confirmed as the same question: Will Nathalie Arthaud be on the ballot for the 2027 French presidential election?

Crossbook forecast

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Context

Polymarket prices this at 88% while Kalshi has it at 77%, a gap of 10.5 points on the same question. A gap that wide usually means the two contracts are not asking quite the same thing, so the settlement terms below are the first thing to check.

Volume over the last 24 hours is thin, at about $0 on the busier venue.

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