French ex-Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, architect of the 35-hour week, dies at 88
- Posted on March 23, 2026
- By The Toronto Star
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French ex-Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, architect of the 35-hour week, dies at 88

PARIS (AP) — French former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, who gave France its 35-hour work week and then withdrew from politics after leading France’s Socialist Party to an earth-shaking presidential