Lionel Jospin, France’s Former Prime Minister, Dies at 88
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As a Socialist prime minister, Mr. Jospin introduced a national 35-hour workweek and ended the death penalty.
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It was a complex and difficult time. One of Mr. Mitterrand’s early moves was to appoint four communist ministers to his government. President Ronald Reagan, horrified, sent Vice President George H.W. Bush racing to Paris, where Mr. Mitterrand reassured him that here would be no compromise of NATO military secrets. At home, Mitterrand moved to nationalize a host of private businesses including banks and industries, cut the retirement age to 60 and added a mandatory fifth week of paid vacation for all French workers. Throughout, Mr. Jospin had his back, building a national consensus for each move.
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