French say 'non' to former IMF chief
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August 26, 2011, Friday
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MOST French people do not want former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn to return to politics after US prosecutors dropped sex assault charges against him, according to a poll.
The survey by pollster CSA showed that 53 percent of those questioned would prefer the former Socialist finance minister to play no part in political debate in coming months, as France gears up for presidential elections in April 2012.
Strauss-Kahn was the favorite to win next year's ballot before his arrest on May 14 after a New York hotel maid from Guinea accused him of sexual assault.
A New York judge dropped all criminal charges against him on Tuesday after prosecutors said there were contradictions in the maid's story.
However, he has now missed the deadline for registering for the opposition Socialist party's primary to choose a presidential candidate.
Only 23 percent of those polled said they were in favor of Strauss-Kahn contesting the primary.
With his reputation tarnished by widespread reports of his aggressive sexual behavior, political analysts said he is unlikely to play a frontline role in the Left's presidential campaign.
The survey by pollster CSA showed that 53 percent of those questioned would prefer the former Socialist finance minister to play no part in political debate in coming months, as France gears up for presidential elections in April 2012.
Strauss-Kahn was the favorite to win next year's ballot before his arrest on May 14 after a New York hotel maid from Guinea accused him of sexual assault.
A New York judge dropped all criminal charges against him on Tuesday after prosecutors said there were contradictions in the maid's story.
However, he has now missed the deadline for registering for the opposition Socialist party's primary to choose a presidential candidate.
Only 23 percent of those polled said they were in favor of Strauss-Kahn contesting the primary.
With his reputation tarnished by widespread reports of his aggressive sexual behavior, political analysts said he is unlikely to play a frontline role in the Left's presidential campaign.
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