Jospin

But his Socialist party's candidate for president, Mr. Jospin, failed to advance to the second round of the presidential election, stripping the party of its chance to form a government.

Economist's Rise on World Stage Was Marked by Repeated Setbacks David Gauthier-Villars 2011

Mr. Sarkozy's proposal, far from being a break with France's recent past, is a continuation of government attempts to improve the lot of workers by punishing business owners, an impulse embodied most infamously by the 35-hour workweek law passed by the administration of Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin.

Sarkozy's War on Profit Pascal Salin 2011

In 2002 when a political earthquake saw the Socialist's presidential hope Lionel Jospin knocked out by the far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, Hollande, then party general secretary, was seen as an uncontroversial, soothing, and safe pair of hands – just what was needed to nurse the wounded and limping party back to health.

François Hollande nomination marks the triumph of Monsieur Ordinary 2011

The first prediction materialized in 1997, when France's Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin named him finance minister.

Economist's Rise on World Stage Was Marked by Repeated Setbacks David Gauthier-Villars 2011

Ms. Aubry is nicknamed "the lady of the 35 hours" for advocating for the popular workweek law as minister of social affairs under Lionel Jospin.

Is France Doomed to Big Government? Nicolas Lecaussin 2011

In the late 1990s, former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin warned that the Minitel risked halting French innovation on the Internet proper.

France Télécom to Bid Adieu to Minitel Max Colchester 2011

"It's a thunderbolt," said former Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin.

Strauss-Kahn's Party Opens Door to Return David Gauthier-Villars 2011

"It's a thunderbolt," said former Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin.

Strauss-Kahn's Party Opens Door to Return David Gauthier-Villars 2011

As Tony Blair discovered when he thought he was telling Lionel Jospin, the French socialist prime minster, how much he envied him and his policies.

In praise of … mistranslations | Editorial 2011

The French political establishment, both right and left, is worried that Ms. Le Pen could repeat the shock of her father's success when he outpolled then-Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, the Socialist candidate, in the first round of 2002 presidential elections to go head-to-head with Jacques Chirac in the second round.

French Voters Slam Sarkozy in Local Balloting Gabriele Parussini 2011