Former prime minister Lionel Jospin, who gave France the 35-hour working week and then withdrew from politics, has died aged 88. His death was confirmed by the current prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, after the national news agency, Agence France-Presse, reported that Jospin died on Sunday, citing his family. Lecornu said in a post on X that Jospin “served France with constancy, rigour and a sense of responsibility”, and that “his actions, guided by a certain vision of social progress and republican values, leave a lasting mark and a model of commitment”. A tousle of white curls and thick-rimmed glasses gave...