French Press in Frenzy Over DSK

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 3:18PM EDT / Published Jul. 01, 2011 6:32AM EDT

France was stunned by the news that the charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn may be collapsing. The revelation was a "thunderbolt for France's political class," according to Le Figaro's headline, while Le Monde started a live event page on which the editor fielded questions. Le Monde's website, meanwhile, mocked Le Figaro's dated print cover, which had the headline "The hour when everything collapsed for DSK." Strauss-Kahn's allies are predicting a return to politics for the former IMF chief, though they say it is too early to predict what role he might play in the 2012 presidential elections, which he had been expected to win before his arrest.

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French Press in Frenzy Over DSK