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Lionel Jospin, 88, Recovering at Home After ‘Serious’ Operation

His entourage issued a brief confirmation of success without disclosing medical details.

Overview

  • In a statement shared by his team with TF1/LCI and AFP, Jospin said the procedure went well and that he is recuperating at home.
  • No information was provided about the nature or cause of the surgery.
  • The former Socialist leader served as France’s prime minister from 1997 to 2002.
  • He was a presidential candidate in 1995 and again in 2002.
  • In 2025 he intervened occasionally in political debates, urging Socialists not to back a censure motion in February and endorsing Emmanuel Grégoire in a May Paris primary.