Former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin Dies at 88

Lionel Jospin, former Socialist prime minister of France who led the government from 1997 to 2002, has died in Paris at the age of 88. French President Emmanuel Macron and politicians from across the spectrum have paid tribute, calling him a key figure of the left and of France’s cohabitation era with President Jacques Chirac. International reactions from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and beyond recall his role in European integration, social reforms and France’s stance on global issues at the turn of the century.