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President of the Senate: Jean-Pierre Bel
Deputy President of the Senate: Gérard Larcher

Leader of the Government in the Senate: Senator Patrick Kanner, Parti Socialiste
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate: Senator Bruno Retailleau, Parti démocrate-chrétien
Leader of Libéraux En Marche! in the Senate: Senator François Patriat
Leader of the Independents in the Senate: Senator Claude Malhuret

Clerk of the Parliament: Edouard Ollard
Serjeant-At-Arms of the Senate, Holder of the Tige de Fleur de Lis: Martin Brands

Security: Garde Prétorienne de Gendarmerie

Opposition Offices, Palais d'Aurelis
1 April 2020, 20:00

"What do you mean Ayrault is as popular!?" bellowed Michel Kligenberg. He was in the Opposition wing of the Palais d'Aurelis and the bellows echoed in the meeting room of the shadow cabinet. No one said anything. One finally piped up...

"Well...Michel, Ayrault is pretty straightforward..." began Shadow Foreign Minister Pascal Allizard. Kligenberg said nothing. He just threw a tennis ball across the room. The rest of the shadow cabinet said nothing.

"I cannot believe that the public is so stupid that they would allow Ayrault to be as popular as Baschet. He's half the politician she was," Kligenberg responded. "Say what you want about that woman, but she was effective."

There was a long pause again. '

"You know what, Ayrault has to have dirt on him from the times he was the leader of a union; there's bound to be at least someone in it that hates him," Kligenberg said angrily. "Aides, you get on that right now. In the meantime, we are going to try and find a way to make this government look bad on immigration if it's the last thing I do."

The Christian Democrats continued on for the better part of two hours trying to figure out ways to attack the new government. The switch had them empty of ideas. Ayrault seemed too...normal...for anything to have popped out yet. Even the backbench deputies were tight-lipped.

04 April 2020
00:17

Decemviri Attendance: Ayrault, Ocasio-Cortez, Parly, Le Drian, Taubira, Casabianca, Burkhard, Lavigne, Prazuck

Ocasio-Cortez: in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, I call this meeting of the Decemviri to order.

Casabianca: Welcome, Minister Ocasio-Cortez and Minister Taubira. And of course, welcome Prime Minister Ayrault.

Ayrault: Well, what do we know right now?

Casabianca: The Fremetians have activated their Iron Dome defences. They must know something is happening. We received notice from the Fremetian government via our established channels that they are hoping to have it fully ready in a few days.

Ayrault: So, what can we do to encourage the response.

Casabianca: We first need to ready the Navy. We will need increased presence in the Channel and in the seas around Scandinavia and Fremet. I suggest starting with the Trident formations. Continuous at-sea deterrent in formation. Send one of the nuclear submarines and give it a formation of submarines around it. Flank it with a couple of frigates and several patrol ships.

Ayrault: How soon can we get it ready?

Prazuck: We can get that formation ready to go in 96 hours. 72 more likely, since we've been on war footing since the Nicolezian uprising, but 96 is the safe bet.

Ayrault: Great. In the name of Her Majesty, I authorise this operation. What shall it be called.

Prazuck: Operation Harmattan.