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A criminal court judge on Monday denied bail to Mr. Strauss-Kahn, leaving him in police custody at least through May 20.

Strauss-Kahn said in the interview there was 'no aggression' by him against her, and that he had filed a complaint for slander.

Mr Strauss-Kahn was flanked by his lawyers and his wife looked on as the judge spoke.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair, had given clear indications he would run, notably allowing TV cameras to film them at home.

However, in a press briefing in Washington, Mr. Strauss-Kahn said he didn't believe there was a big risk of such a war.

With the two sides at loggerheads, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the IMF will take a bigger role in currency issues.

Many concluded the only plausible scenario was that Mr. Strauss-Kahn was the victim of a set-up.

Now everyone is trying to think through a new world, in which Mr Strauss-Kahn may well be back, alive and kicking, and eager for revenge.

Those who know Mr Strauss-Kahn well say that this scenario is plausible only if he is virtually guaranteed the nomination.

On his second day as IMF chief, Mr Strauss-Kahn said the rise of these new players was a very important development.

Whether or not the New York prosecutor is right to think Mr Strauss-Kahn guilty, his professional life has now come to an end.

Just a week ago, most analysts and ordinary French considered Dominique Strauss-Kahn a political has-been.

His French colleague, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, retorted that in a marriage one did not invite strangers into the bedroom.

Strauss-Kahn said he warned the officials of a number of departments of the U. S. government of an impending crisis.

But it cleared Mr Strauss-Kahn of any abuse of authority and the fund judged that there was "no harassment" .

Judge Obus said: "The court well understands that there are those who have differing views to say the least" about Mr Strauss-Kahn's case.

Police discovered Mr Strauss-Kahn's whereabouts by chance, when he rang the hotel from Kennedy airport to ask about things he'd left behind.

Although the meeting didn't produce a specific action plan, Mr. Strauss-Kahn hinted that such plans would be forthcoming.

Speaking in Tanzania, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the economic downturn would be more severe than previously thought.

Mr Strauss-Kahn has indeed protested that he did not try to force sex on a hotel maid and, plainly, it is for the courts to judge him.

"We're probably not very far from the point where the question of interest rates is not the most important question, " Strauss-Kahn said.

"We are obviously gratified that the district attorney agreed with my lawyers that this case had to be dismissed, " Mr Strauss-Kahn said.

One of Mr Strauss-Kahn's French defenders wrote that this scandal will become a movie, and a bad one.

He said she had worked for the hotel for three years and didn't know who Mr. Strauss-Kahn was until after the alleged incident.

A neglected but crucial aspect of the Strauss-Kahn case was that France has no extradition treaty with the US.

Strauss-Kahn was widely speculated to be preparing to leave the IMF shortly, to prepare a presidential bid.

The question of nationality is sure to come up again if Strauss-Kahn steps down, but Europeans will not be eager to part with the position.

Manuel Valls, a fellow Socialist presidential aspirant, said he had tears in his eyes at the sight of Mr Strauss-Kahn in the dock.

Even the most moderate, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has signed up to an old-style socialist programme.

With Dominique Strauss-Kahn out of the running there is just one French Socialist primary candidate who understands all this.

In a nutshell, Strauss-Kahn seemed to be saying, the IMF is ready to change. Is Asia?

An attorney for Mr. Strauss-Kahn, William Taylor, said the IMF board's investigation had determined the event was 'completely consensual. '

Whoever is chosen to succeed Mr. Strauss-Kahn must be prepared to address both the European debt crisis and the institution's own problems.

But what is intriguing about this tale is that Mr Strauss-Kahn's name did not leak, as it surely would have done in America or Britain.

Mr Strauss-Kahn's lawyers have stated only that there was "no element of forcible compulsion" .

Mr Strauss-Kahn might have offered valuable proof of economic competence alongside more familiar progressive values.

He said Mr. Strauss-Kahn had appointments after he left the hotel and even lunched with someone.

The French are not usually bothered by such matters, but Mr Strauss-Kahn's enemies could bring them up to try to destabilize him.

So much for the job Mr Strauss-Kahn might have had.

Attorneys representing Mr. Strauss-Kahn said their client wasn't a flight risk and was prepared to post a $1 million bail package.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn said the risks of the collapse of another big financial institution are now very low.

Strauss-Kahn said Banon's description of events was 'a figment of her own imagination, ' adding that he had filed a complaint for slander.

These days, she is trying to put the Strauss-Kahn scandal behind the IMF.

Through a French lawyer, Mr. Strauss-Kahn has called Ms. Banon's story 'a figment of her own imagination' and filed a complaint for slander.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing director, said the same thing, very gently, in Malaysia last Saturday.

Mr Strauss-Kahn turned out to be the right man in the right job at the right time.

Mr Strauss-Kahn proved to be a bold decision-maker, an effective politician and a competent economist.

Geithner did not name any country, but the head of IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, pointed to China.

While out of the country, Mr Strauss-Kahn has been able to glide above the grubby business of French politics.

Many within the party may be hoping Mr Strauss-Kahn stays well out of politics for the time being.

Would voters be ready to forgive Mr Strauss-Kahn if the case falls apart?

Whatever the fall-out on French politics, Mr Strauss-Kahn's arrest has left the IMF reeling.

Strauss-Kahn said, "we are ready to answer any demand from a country facing problems. "

But Salgado said the sexual assault charges Strauss-Kahn has been accused of are very serious.

A civil lawsuit alone, however, would probably not be enough to keep Strauss-Kahn in the United States.

How the mood has changed since the arrest in New York of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges of sexual assault and attempted rape.

"Whilst Asia was not the epicentre of the crisis it has been hit hard, " said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing director, last week.

Without Strauss-Kahn and Zoellick at the helm, we might not be using the word "growth" at all.

Noting that France and the United States have no extradition agreement, Mr. McConnell asked that Mr. Strauss-Kahn be remanded.

Mr Strauss-Kahn then made his way to the airport but left his mobile phone and other items behind, Mr Brown said.

Browne said Strauss-Kahn tried to force himself on the woman, but she broke free and ran to the hotel's front desk.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing director, called on countries not just to sign up to warm words but to take concrete steps.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn walked out of the courthouse free to travel anywhere in the United States.

Strauss-Kahn said there was a general problem with world exchange rates and added that no one currency could resolve the issue.

Mr Strauss-Kahn said the IMF could avoid singling out individual countries for blame.

Influencing policy from behind the scenes would not only be more effective. It would also be less humiliating for Mr Strauss-Kahn himself.

In an interview with the FT, De Gregorio rubbished the idea that Strauss-Kahn's replacement must be a European.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn allegedly allowed the woman to leave thendeparted for the airport, the official said.

But Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's managing director, said the outlook for Asia was "very uncertain" .

Strauss-Kahn said the IMF values China's status and role and would like to build closer ties with the country.

If IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn runs for France's presidency, there will be a vacancy to be filled by a European statesman.

A politician to his fingertips, Mr Strauss-Kahn shares with the president an ability to charm, persuade and hold a room.

But in the view of the IMF's boss, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, such a piecemeal approach is dangerous. A "comprehensive solution" is needed.

Mr Strauss-Kahn, who has no prior criminal record, spent several days in jail on Rikers Island following his arrest on 14 May.

I. M. F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the real problem is a food deficit which will probably last for years.

Strauss-Kahn was arrested by police on board an Air France plane at John F Kennedy Airport.

As Mr Strauss-Kahn says, Asia is more intimately bound to the global economy than it was a decade ago.

Ms. Aubry had said she wouldn't present herself for the primaries if it was clear Mr. Strauss-Kahn was better positioned.

Whatever his personal failings, Mr Strauss-Kahn was an outstanding head of the IMF.

As a political heavyweight, Mr Strauss-Kahn was perfectly suited to negotiating with European policymakers over the Greek debt crisis.

Mr Strauss-Kahn had been scheduled to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, but that meeting has now been cancelled, reports say.

The IMF board, though, decided on Thursday on an open procedure, suggesting that Mr Strauss-Kahn may not necessarily be a shoo-in.

She was a model employee, according to court papers, with no criminal record and no foreknowledge of Mr Strauss-Kahn's stay.

Of course, it was widely expected that Mr Strauss-Kahn would shortly depart from the IMF, to run for the French presidency.

The civil suit has no merit, and Mr. Strauss-Kahn will defend it vigorously. '

The IMF's chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn of France, was arraigned and jailed Monday in New York on charges he tried to rape a hotel maid.

Given the circumstances of Mr Strauss-Kahn's departure, the fact that she is a woman is a bonus.

She seemed a counterpoint to Mr. Strauss-Kahn, whose male foibles were all too apparent.

Lawyers for Mr. Strauss-Kahn have said in court that there is no evidence of a forced sexual encounter.

The arraignment of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges including attempted rape and sexual abuse of a hotel housekeeper has stunned France.

Without mentioning Mr Strauss-Kahn's name, the Higher Audiovisual Council said such images could "violate the right to personal dignity" .

Le Pen told French radio Thursday that Strauss-Kahn's indictment definitely puts him out of the presidential race.

The women told Le Parisien newspaper they were encouraged to break their silence following Strauss-Kahn's arrest.

By the time officers arrived, Strauss-Kahn had already left, leaving his cell phone behind at the hotel, according to Browne.

"A rapid recovery is possible, " Strauss-Kahn said.

Several possible candidates to replace Mr Strauss-Kahn at the IMF moved to rule themselves out of contention on Tuesday.

The French were particularly indignant at the sight of a handcuffed Mr Strauss-Kahn doing the "perp" walk in New York.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn is charged with a sexual attack on a cleaning woman at a New York hotel last Saturday.

Some of Mr. Strauss-Kahn's supporters in France have criticized the U. S. practice of showing such images.

Mr Strauss-Kahn said he was worried Mr Obama's plan "comes too soon" .

The top IMF job is vacant after Dominique Strauss-Kahn quit over attempted rape charges in New York, which he has vowed to fight.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the IMF, this week warned against using currencies as a policy weapon.

IMF chief Strauss-Kahn said he supports not only the increase in resources but also more voting power within the IMF for emerging economies.

The appointment of Mr Strauss-Kahn is turning into a headache, as manoeuvring begins for France's 2012 presidential election.

Strauss-Kahn cites Tunisia and Egypt - where economic indicators showed growth but failed to create opportunities for its citizens.

Mr Strauss-Kahn had confessed to French journalists earlier this year that, with his numerous liaisons, he was vulnerable to a trap.

Mr Strauss-Kahn rightly took a calculated risk and got the fund into the thick of the capital markets firefight in Greece.

Banon claims Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her when she interviewed him in 2002.

Strauss-Kahn said on Wednesday that confidence in the eurozone as a whole was on the line following the crisis.

As for pictures of Mr Strauss-Kahn in handcuffs, the French may see a famous politician treated like a common criminal.

Mr Strauss-Kahn is a talented politician and one of the few credible economic thinkers on the French left.

That it did reflects the diplomatic skills of its now departed managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Mr Strauss-Kahn has been charged with the alleged sexual assault of a maid at a hotel in New York City on Saturday.

Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado says it is up to Strauss-Kahn to make that decision.

On the same day he was granted bail, Strauss-Kahn was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly assaulting a maid in a Manhattan hotel.

Both the Strauss-Kahn news and the earthquake were surprising, but neither came completely out of the blue.

In coming days Mr Strauss-Kahn will try to repair the damage with his own version of events.

In a human drama with more twists than a French plait, the collapse of the criminal case against Mr Strauss-Kahn raises many questions.

In 2007, he championed Strauss-Kahn's candidacy to head the IMF - in part, observers say, to get a rival out of the way.

The 62-year-old Mr Strauss-Kahn was accused of the sexual encounter in a five-star hotel in Manhattan a few months ago.

In political terms, however, many on the left still see Mr Strauss-Kahn as a great asset against President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Natural justice demands that Mr Strauss-Kahn should not be pushed until he has had a chance to present his side of the story.

Mr Strauss-Kahn has been seen as a respected and effective leader of the IMF and an important partner for European leaders.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest unfolded in dramatic fashion as he was poised to fly to Europe.

And Mr Strauss-Kahn argues for a new global growth model, claiming that gaping income gaps threaten social and economic stability.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn was charged with seven counts in connection with the alleged assault and is being held without bail at Rikers Island jail.

"There is no way to believe that global growth can be rebalanced without some change in currency values, " Mr. Strauss-Kahn said.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn added, "For years they've been talking about photos of giant orgies, but I've never seen anything come out. "

No one foresaw the manner and suddenness of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's departure from the helm of the International Monetary Fund.

But the chief of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, says a more organized approach is needed.

The best option for Mr Strauss-Kahn now is to give his side of the story and then to retire into the background.

In broadcast remarks, Le Pen said if the allegations proved true, Strauss-Kahn would be discredited.

If Mr Strauss-Kahn decides not to run, plenty of other hopefuls might think they have a chance.

Focus has returned to the 2008 affair as a result of Mr Strauss-Kahn's arrest in New York last weekend on sex charges.

Judge Jackson decided to hold Mr. Strauss-Kahn without bail until his next court hearing on May 20.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn on Friday suggested an initiative in which the IMF would work on a number of fronts to ease currency battles.

Mr Strauss-Kahn's arrest has emboldened many women besides Ms Banon to break France's code of silence over sexual assault.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn and China's Mr. Yi agree that a yuan revaluation is part of such a change.

Mr Strauss-Kahn and Ms Aubry had an informal pact not to run against each other.

An appeal by the chambermaid's lawyer was quickly rejected, and Mr Strauss-Kahn is now free.

"In the past [before Strauss-Kahn's arrest] the chance of a European taking over would have been 95 per cent, " Beattie told beyondbrics.

It appears that the New York Times story that broke last night is correct, that the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is crumbling.

Mr. Leclerc said Wednesday that Mr. Strauss-Kahn's slander complaint was ready and would be filed in the coming days.

Governments should be ready for "full-fledged" intervention, acting quickly to sell or wind-up insolvent lenders, Strauss-Kahn said.

The alleged sexual assault took place when Tristane Banon was interviewing Strauss-Kahn, a former French finance minister, in an apartment.

She says Strauss-Kahn deserves to be presumed innocent, like anybody else, until found guilty.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn lamented fading global cooperation this week.

And it said that the then boss of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, would "command headlines" , but it was quite wrong about the reasons.

Prosecutors said the arrest detail for Mr. Strauss-Kahn has been priced at $200, 000 per month.

According to the complaint, Mr Strauss-Kahn shut the door, preventing her from leaving.

Later in the night, Mr. Strauss-Kahn was formally charged with sexual assault and attempted rape, the NYPD later said in a statement.

But theChiefchief of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, says a more organized approach is needed.

Another troubling development for Mr Strauss-Kahn is the possible revival of an earlier sexual-assault claim.

There were already fears that Mr Strauss-Kahn's presidential ambitions led the fund to be too soft on Europe.

Browne said Strauss-Kahn does not have diplomatic immunity. He is expected to be brought before district court on Sunday.

This isn't meant as a defence of Mr Strauss-Kahn, who remains in New York pending further developments in the case.

Judge Melissa Jackson said Mr Strauss-Kahn was a flight risk and should be kept in detention.

'I urge European countries to work together, ' Mr. Strauss-Kahn said, adding that there are 'no domestic solutions' to the problems.

Mr Strauss-Kahn returned to France last month after the American charges against him were dropped.

A different official will represent the IMF at meetings of eurozone leaders that Mr Strauss-Kahn was due to attend in Brussels today.

Benjamin Brafman, one of Mr. Strauss-Kahn's attorneys, declined to comment when told of the DNA test results.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn went a step further by calling the agreement the biggest governance reform ever for the institution.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing-Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was less optimistic about such prospects.

Mr Strauss-Kahn's release follows reports that the prosecution had new doubts about the maid's credibility as a witness.

Polls had suggested the president would have struggled against Mr Strauss-Kahn.

Even if he clears his name and returns to France, Mr Strauss-Kahn will find his image badly tarnished.

Strauss-Kahn left personal belongings behind in his hotel room, including a mobile phone, the official added. Mr.

Banon's mother says she now regrets having previously told her daughter to stay silent about Strauss-Kahn's alleged rape attempt.

Strauss-Kahn, whose case will likely turn more on witness testimony and physical evidence than spreadsheets and financial statements.

But the timing may not be so propitious for Mr Strauss-Kahn this time.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, likes to say there are no local solutions to global problems.

But another attempted-rape case against Mr Strauss-Kahn was pursued by a complainant in France, which may dim his prospects.

Yet the chances are that it will be a good while until Mr Strauss-Kahn can fully participate again in public life.

The race to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the helm of the International Monetary Fund has started in earnest.

With Mr Strauss-Kahn gone, I wonder who will now be able to give the lead.

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who also spoke at the press conference, supported Zoellick's proposals.

Before May 14, Mr Strauss-Kahn was that candidate.

Prosecutors now have several days in which to convene a grand jury and bring a formal indictment against Mr. Strauss-Kahn.

Police questioned Camille Strauss-Kahn on Monday, a judicial official speaking on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been granted bail after being indicted by a grand jury on seven charges, including two counts of sexual assault.

Mr Lipsky, the Deputy Managing Director, helped Mr Strauss-Kahn usher the fund through the global financial crisis.

The woman said she stood to make a lot of money from the attack because Mr. Strauss-Kahn was wealthy.

Seeing Strauss-Kahn freed then afterwards dining in a fancy restaurant with friends, that makes me sick.

If Banon decides against pursuing this legal avenue, Paris prosecutors would start looking into Strauss-Kahn's slander complaint.

Within hours of Ms Banon announcing her intentions, Mr Strauss-Kahn had instructed his lawyer to file a counteraction for false accusation.

There is strong reaction in France over the sexual assault charges against International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Ms Banon described the assault in detail on an obscure television show broadcast in 2007, but Mr Strauss-Kahn's name was beeped out.

On Thursday, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn warned member countries to guard against complacency.

The charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn concern allegations of purely personal misdeeds but they have global economic implications.

That point was made by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

Contrary to the claims of some Socialist figures, Mr Strauss-Kahn has not been cleared.

Mr Strauss-Kahn, a former French finance minister, rubbished the notion that the credit crisis was largely a US problem.

Along with support, Strauss-Kahn also earned derision among ordinary French, who criticized his wealthy, "caviar-left" lifestyle.

Every couple of months Mr Strauss-Kahn drops into Paris, lunching and dining with the right people.

Essentially, Mr. Strauss-Kahn is looking for political support from IMF nations to get more deeply involved in currency issues.

This week Le Monde reported that President Nicolas Sarkozy's team had compiled documentary evidence of Mr Strauss-Kahn's activities.

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominque Strauss-Kahn, praised the degree of coordination among G-20 governments.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn has pleaded not guilty to the charges and his lawyer declined to comment on Wednesday.

"What they need to do is to try to define together what is the realistic path of adjustment, " said Mr Strauss-Kahn.

Ms Nagy has alleged to friends that Mr Strauss-Kahn pursued her repeatedly with e-mails and phone calls, sometimes using sexual language.

Strauss-Kahn had checked out by the timepolice arrived at the hotel, leaving behind his cell phone.

Ms. Mansouret said she also feared a complaint would kick off a probe that would embarrass some of Mr. Strauss-Kahn's relatives.

Lawyers familiar with forms of house arrest like Mr. Strauss-Kahn's, said their clients typically feel elated at the start.

Investigators have said there is forensic evidence that the maid had a sexual encounter with Mr. Strauss-Kahn.

The first reaction in France to the release of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on parole was, what does this mean for the Socialist Party?

Mr Zhu, who will start at the IMF in May, will work as a special adviser to Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

The attorneys had proposed similar conditions at a hearing on Monday, when Strauss-Kahn was denied bail.

"If the IMF is not talking about currency, who will? " said Dominique Strauss- Kahn, IMF chief.

"We have to very cautious because this recovery remains very fragile, " Mr Strauss-Kahn said.

When Mr Strauss-Kahn seemed set to run, Mr Borloo's ambitions appeared over-ambitious.

Somehow Mr Strauss-Kahn sailed through a lifetime of womanising.

Polls showed Mr Strauss-Kahn, the highly-regarded head of the International Monetary Fund, ahead of all other competitors.

Mr Strauss-Kahn said some countries faced having to deplete currency reserves to continue feeding their population.

Strauss-Kahn was once considered a frontrunner for the French presidential nomination.

Strauss-Kahn also theorized that his enemies might try to pay someone to accuse him of rape, according to the newspaper.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn returns to his townhouse after an appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court August 23, 2011 in New York.

A maid at a midtown hotel filed a complaint of sexual assault against Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Saturday.

'You have to balance your needs in the short term with the long term, ' Mr. Strauss-Kahn said.

Ms. Diallo has said in a civil luit filed two weeks ago that Mr. Strauss-Kahn sodomized her in a 'violent and sadistic' attack.

Strauss-Kahn warned there would be more food riots to come, characterizing the situation as very serious.

The case forced Mr. Strauss-Kahn to resign his post and likely destroyed his French presidential aspirations.

The arrest of Mr Strauss-Kahn could also strengthen Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Front.

Strauss-Kahn's lawyers, said they may possess information that could undermine the alleged victim's credibility.

Ms Aubry received support from some of Mr Strauss-Kahn's entourage, including his right-hand man, Jean-Christophe Cambadelis.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced the structural reforms after a Friday meeting of the IMF's board.

Strauss-Kahn was placed under house arrest and quit his job as head of the International Monetary Fund.

He also said Mr. Strauss-Kahn's wife was arriving in New York City Monday afternoon and had arranged to provide $1 million in cash bail.

Strauss-Kahn dubbed the downturn the "Great Recession" .

Mr Strauss-Kahn, a staunch advocate of this logic, wants the fund to get much bigger, to perhaps $2 trillion.

An internal IMF report circulated shortly after Mr. Strauss-Kahn's selection acknowledged "many weaknesses" in the process.

I. M. F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said thew real problem is a food deficit which were will probably last four for years.

Strauss-Kahn was a flight risk and should be kept in detention.

Lipsky took over this week after former chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid.

It still isn't clear whether that lesson applies to Strauss-Kahn's personal problems, given his assertions of innocence.

Besides the Strauss-Kahn case, two other political scandals have hit the news in recent weeks.

Mr. Strauss-Kahn subsequently resigned his position with the IMF but has maintained his innocence.

Asked to enter his plea, Strauss-Kahn told the court clerk, "Not guilty. "

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is facing growing pressure to quit as head of the IMF, Reuters reported.

Mr Strauss-Kahn denies any wrongdoing, and has launched a counter-claim, suing Ms Banon for making false statements.

This message was drowned out by the much louder chorus of voices rising to declare Strauss-Kahn a victim.

Mr Strauss-Kahn now ranks as France's most popular politician, according to a monthly survey by TNS Sofres, a polling agency.

That meeting will now be put on hold, as will talk of a Strauss-Kahn presidential candidacy.

His attorney, Benjamin Brafman, said in an email to Reuters Strauss-Kahn "will plead not guilty. "

Mr Strauss-Kahn argues, rightly, that the solution is collective insurance, via a bigger IMF.

She asked Mr Strauss-Kahn, a former finance minister, to work up an income-tax policy, only to ignore his conclusions.

Strauss-Kahn has not yet declared if he will be a candidate for the 2012 polls, but he was considered a likely and strong contender.

The IMF board is in the process of deciding who will succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last month.

Following Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation, the International Monetary Fund needs a new head.

Strauss-Kahn was a maestro at orchestrating rescues.

Officials from Brazil, China and India say Mr. Strauss-Kahn's replacement should come from outside Europe.