Former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin dies at 88, BFM reports

Former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin arrives to attend the funeral for late French President Jacques Chirac at the Saint-Sulpice church during a national day of mourning in Paris, France, September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

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PARIS, ⁠March 23 (Reuters) - Former ‌French Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin ​died at ⁠age 88, ⁠broadcaster BFM reported.

Jospin ⁠was ‌head of ⁠government under the centre-right ​President ‌Jacques Chirac ⁠from ​1997 to 2002 during ⁠cohabitation, a term ​used in France when the ⁠president and the prime minister come from ​opposing ⁠camps.

(Reporting by ​Dominique Vidalon ‌and Sudip ​Kar-GuptaEditing by Gareth Jones)