As prime minister beginning in 1997, he introduced a national 35-hour workweek and oversaw the replacement of the franc with the euro.
Lionel Jospin, the political tactician who helped lay the foundations of French socialism, then set its agenda and secured its success over four decades, died on Sunday in Paris. He was 88.
The Socialist Party, which Mr. Jospin led for years, announc... [1287 chars]