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assaulting a hotel worker in New York City. All charges were later dropped, but he made
an out-of-court settlement with the hotel worker. Then he was investigated for a string of
sexpartieswithprostitutes—onenewspapercalledhima“pimpdaddy.”(Strauss-Kahnhas
speculated he was framed by political rivals, and many in France would not find that too
far-fetched.)
Another prominent Socialist is Ségolène Royal. She lost to Sarkozy in the 2007
presidential election, and lost to Hollande in the 2011 primary. As it happens, Royal and
Hollande know each other well: They met in college, lived together for 30 years, and
raisedfourchildrenbeforesplittingupin2007.Theynevermarried.Frenchpoliticsmakes
strange bedfellows.
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