World | Dominique Strauss Kahn DSK to Resume Bid for Presidency? Missed deadline makes Socialist nomination tricky By Mark Russell Posted Aug 23, 2011 9:36 AM CDT Copied Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears at his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York. Strauss-Kahn is expected to resume his bid for the French presidency once he turns to France. (AP Photo/Allan Tannenbaum, Pool, File) If the judge dismisses the sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn today as expected, Strauss-Kahn could be on a plane bound for France within hours—and ready to re-enter the French presidential race, reports the Guardian. Although Strauss-Kahn missed the July deadline for joining the Socialist party's primary, another leading Socialist candidate appears to think it possible DSK could still join in: "Whatever has been said, a man with the abilities of Dominique Strauss-Kahn can be useful to his country in the months and years to come." Party officials say they aren't sure if Strauss-Kahn could vie for the party's nomination, saying it was "complicated" and he would need the agreement of the six candidates currently in the running. But other analysts say the scandal's fallout has hurt DSK too much. "Anything can happen, but I think there's little chance he will be able to return to high level politics," says a French pollster. "It will be hard to turn back the clock." Read These Next White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. Report an error