More than three months ago DSK was not yet a declared candidate in the Socialist Primaries simply because this would have instantly disqualified him from his then current job, President of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) until end 2012.
The totally unexpected events which then suddenly occurred in mid May 2011 solved some problems but created others in their place. DSK was accused of attempted rape and found himself in Jail in New York !!! This put an end to his aspirations of being a candidate in the 2012 French Presidential elections, either as a an independent Socialist or as the chosen and sponsored candidate in the Socialist primaries.
If ever a potential candidate had the total support of his party it was DSK. The Socialist party would certainly have been patient because all the opinion polls indicated that he was the only candidate who could beat the current President, Sarkozy.
This has all changed now. Now that all criminal charges have been dropped and candidates in the Primaries have all stated their relief that he will not be prosecuted, they realise that he has lost the support of many right thinking voters, in particular women voters. These candidates are very careful with what they say about the whole saga because this could, like a boomerang, damage their own aspirations.
In fact, this whole murky business is far from being over. A civil case by Naffissatou Diallo has yet to heard in New York. Another similar civil case, this time in France, is also expected. They do not exclude other possible cases.
The totally unexpected events which then suddenly occurred in mid May 2011 solved some problems but created others in their place. DSK was accused of attempted rape and found himself in Jail in New York !!! This put an end to his aspirations of being a candidate in the 2012 French Presidential elections, either as a an independent Socialist or as the chosen and sponsored candidate in the Socialist primaries.
If ever a potential candidate had the total support of his party it was DSK. The Socialist party would certainly have been patient because all the opinion polls indicated that he was the only candidate who could beat the current President, Sarkozy.
This has all changed now. Now that all criminal charges have been dropped and candidates in the Primaries have all stated their relief that he will not be prosecuted, they realise that he has lost the support of many right thinking voters, in particular women voters. These candidates are very careful with what they say about the whole saga because this could, like a boomerang, damage their own aspirations.
In fact, this whole murky business is far from being over. A civil case by Naffissatou Diallo has yet to heard in New York. Another similar civil case, this time in France, is also expected. They do not exclude other possible cases.
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