Since he was implicated in a sexual assault case in a New York hotel in 2011, Dominique Strauss-Khan has left French politics and appears very rarely in the media. So when the former socialist minister breaks his silence, his speeches are obviously scrutinized to the millimeter. This is the case of the interview he gave on Saturday December 14, 2024 to The Observer of Morocco and Africaa French-speaking Moroccan weekly. In this interview, Dominique Strauss-Khan is delighted with the relations between Morocco and France… But above all, the ex-husband ofAnne Sinclair delivered an astonishing confidence about his new life.
Since his retirement from public life, Dominique Strauss-Khan now lives a good part of the year in Moroccoin an incredible house, located not far from the tumult of Marrakech, as recalled Gala. A magnificent home, which would visibly leave all its guests speechless. A home he shares with Myriam L'Aouffir, his wife. King Mohammed VI even granted Dominique Strauss-Khan the status of official resident of Morocco, giving him a now unwavering link with this country.
“I also feel Moroccan”
If Dominique Strauss-Khan obviously has his heart in France, he did not hesitate, with The Observer of Morocco and Africato express all his attachment to the country which welcomed him warmly a few years ago. “I am of French nationality“, confided the economist, “I also feel Moroccan“, welcoming the privileged relations of cooperation between the two countries. Lionel Jospin's former Minister of the Economy therefore visibly feels at home, in his beautiful house, near Marrakech. “As someone who is of French nationality and I also feel Moroccan, it warms my heart. And it seems to me that the projects that have been announced are going entirely in the right direction.“, he said.
Dominique Strauss-Khan married Myriam L'Aouffirhis fourth wife, in 2017. It was also in Marrakech, Morocco, that they united, four years after making their love official, at the Cannes Film Festival. A businesswoman, Myriam L'Aouffir is also a fervent activist. This former press officer and communications manager at France Télévisions worked for the Aides association, which fights against HIV, or for Juste pour them, an organization which helps children from disadvantaged backgrounds in regions of the world in development. Since their meeting, the former director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the German-Moroccan businesswoman seem inseparable.
