NOSTRADAMUS, the 16th century French fortune-teller, appeared not to be the only one who could gain fame through correct predicting. Here at home, there are three survey institutions whose names soared coinciding with the official announcement of the results of the May 5 General Election. All three—LP3ES, IFES, and LSI—are seen as being capable of correctly forecasting the election outcome through their polls and surveys.

LP3ES,