FN's Le Pen: "Harasser" Strauss-Kahn's Fall Expected

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PARIS (Dow Jones)--The fall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned Wednesday as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, was to be expected, far right party leader Marine Le Pen said Thursday, because of the reputation of "harasser" he had in Parisian circles.

"All the political and media circles rustled with rumors relaying not only of Strauss-Kahn's behavior of--how to say--chronic seducer, but of harasser," Le Pen told RMC radio Thursday. "A certain number of his political opponents knew that this quasi-pathological behavior could go to their advantage in the presidential campaign."

Le Pen blasted both the Union for a Popular Movement, France's majority party, and the opposition Socialists for ignoring Strauss-Kahn's flaws.

"They were ready to take this man to the head of the French state, in the same way as Sarkozy was ready to put him at the helm of the IMF, knowing this situation," Le Pen said.

I fear.

Anyone would be nuts to elect far-right assholes at this point.

Ms Le Pen may be a far-right a**hole but she is an intelligent one who presents herself well and knows very well how to resonate with her electorate.

Ironically, DSK's downfall may actually have decreased Le Pen's chances. Sarko's re-election chances have actually gotten a boost with DSK's downfall because there is no way that the French Left will ever support Le Pen, however much they may despise Sarko. It really depends on how viable any replacement candidate is.