"Hollande led the Socialist Party for 11 years and was leader when his partner Segolene Royale ran unsuccessfully for president against Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007. He emerged as the candidate after the downfall last May of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was then considered the Socialist favorite to defeat President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Strauss-Kahn was arrested after a New York hotel maid alleged that he tried to rape her. Charges against the former IMF chief were later dropped in the U.S. but he has been warned he could be investigated in France over accusations he participated in a prostitution ring.
One commentator said Hollande was maneuvering himself even before the scandal broke. "He's been preparing this campaign for 18 months now, much before DSK's demise," journalist Agnes Poirier told CNN.
"Some say that he knew, like actually many others in the party, that DSK was doomed: his colorful private life was always bound to prevent his running for president."
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