The lifting of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's house arrest amid the New York prosecution's reassessment of its case for alleged rape has stunned France and revived hopes of his return to politics.Allies of Strauss-Kahn, who had been the firm favorite to win next year's presidential race against Nicolas Sarkozy, speculated that his political career could now be saved and he could play a crucial role in the election campaign. Even before Friday's court hearing, Socialists expressed their "joy" at press reports that prosecutors had questions about the alleged victim's credibility.
The French Socialist party this week launched its primary race for a candidate on the basis that Strauss-Kahn's political career was over. Candidates must declare before July 13 and face a vote in October. The Socialist Michèle Sabban said: "If Dominique Strauss-Kahn is cleared, I ask the Socialist party to suspend the primary process." Party spokesman Benoît Hamon said suspending the primary race was "not the order of the day" and everything would depend on what happened now in the American justice system.
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