DSK remains popular despite scandals
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He lost his job over a rape allegation and had the sordid details of his sex life laid bare in a prostitution trial, but that is not enough to turn French voters against Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
A new poll published yesterday says the disgraced former finance minister is the second most popular choice among a list of left-wing politicians for the 2017 presidential election, way ahead of the incumbent, Francois Hollande.
That is despite Strauss-Kahn being forced to resign in disgrace from his job as head of the International Monetary Fund in 2011 after being accused of sexual assault by a New York hotel maid. Those criminal charges were dropped in 2012 and the case was settled in a civil suit.
He also faced an embarrassing trial in France this year, in which he was accused of involvement in a prostitution ring.
Pollsters Viavoice said 37 percent of those questioned thought Strauss-Kahn would be a good choice for the presidency, beaten only by the current prime minister, Manuel Valls, on 47 percent.
Hollande, whose poll ratings have plummeted over his handling of the economy, managed just 23 percent.
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