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Former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin dies at 88, BFM reports

Former French Prime Minister and member of the French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) Lionel Jospin poses during a photo session in Paris on May 16, 2018.(Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

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Updated 23 March 2026

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March 23, 2026 08:12

Former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin dies at 88, BFM reports

Jospin ⁠was head of ⁠government under the center-right President ⁠Jacques ‌Chirac

Updated 23 March 2026

Reuters

March 23, 2026 08:12

PARIS: Former French Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin died at ‌age ‌88, broadcaster ‌BFM reported.
Jospin ⁠was head of ⁠government under the center-right President ⁠Jacques ‌Chirac from ‌1997 to ‌2002 ‌during cohabitation, a term used ‌in France when the ⁠president ⁠and the prime minister come from opposing camps.