French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin is seen during the weekly questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, February 12, 2002. [Jospin, who is widely expected to run against French President Jacques Chirac in this spring's presidential elections, has yet to announce his candidacy. Chirac announced his candidacy yesterday during a visit to Avignon in southern France. The elections will take place in two rounds, April 21 and May 5.]