In his eulogy, French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the former prime minister as a 'humble' politician who 'modernized the nation's economic, social and democratic life.'

Jospin became prime minister in 1997 and led a broad left-wing government under French conservative President Jacques Chirac

A major figure on the socialist left, Jospin held leading roles in French politics: prime minister, education minister, and head of the Socialist Party. He ran unsuccessfully for…