How do you know he’s not the leading contender now? At least 60% of French people believe it was a conspiracy.
The Socialist Party has moved on, trying to unite behind another candidate.
The French love conspiracies. They have an innate hatred and distrust of the Police, of the Law, and of government in general. The Socialists may be fools, but they aren’t suicidal.
Now that the initial shock has worn off, and women are coming out of the woodwork claiming what everyone already knew about DSK, he is toxic.
A new story has surfaced about his involvement in a rape in a hotel in Mexico... Se MO.
They might believe it was a set up which is ridiculous, but they wouldn’t want him representing France.
IMO he was a fatally flawed candidate from the beginning for many reasons. Dont think he was the strongest candidate. All that is moot now, and Sarko is back in the running. Latest polls show a probable runoff between Sarko and Francois Hollande. Marine le Pen’s star is fading,
thank God!
The political career of DSK est fini.