If the left secures a majority of seats in parliament, Socialist leader Lionel Jospin would likely become prime minister in a power-sharing arrangement with President Chirac.
如果左翼在议会中获得多数席位，社会党领袖莱昂内尔·若斯潘可能会成为总理，与总统希拉克分享权力。
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Under Mitterrand, it was the wealth tax. Under Mr Jospin, it was Ms Aubry's 35-hour working week.
密特朗当政时引进的是财富税；若斯潘时代采取的是奥布里的每周35小时工作制。
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Many analysts consider that Lionel Jospin, the Socialist contender in 2002, failed to get into the second round because he moved to the centre too soon.