Jospin proved the canary in the coal mine for the far-right rise in France. He was the first center-left presidential candidate to finish behind Jean-Marie Le Pen but rallied his supporters to his ...

Socialist prime minister of France whose defeat by the far right in the 2002 presidential elections caused a seismic shock ...

As prime minister beginning in 1997, he introduced a national 35-hour workweek and oversaw the replacement of the franc with ...

The French left managed to hold on to key cities, but the far right and mainstream right also won key victories—and the intra ...

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally fell short in its bid to take control of a host of major French cities in Sunday’s municipal ...

He became prime minister in 1997, holding the post until 2002.

Messerschmidt once saw Donald Trump as such a friend. Last year, he traveled to Mar-a-Lago to celebrate Trump’s return to ...

Former French prime minister and architect of 35-hour week dies - Jospin became prime minister in 1997 and led a broad ...

Former French prime minister re-established credibility for country’s Socialist Party after bribery and fraud scandals ...

French former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, who gave France its 35-hour work week and then withdrew from politics after ...

French Polynesia and New Caledonia have maintained support for pro-France parties in the key cities of Nouméa and Papeete ...

France's local elections show the appeal of political extremes is growing in France, but Marine Le Pen's far-right party is ...