Chapter 860 French Cabinet Meeting

The innermost 'conference hall' on the second floor of the Elysee Palace, which is the place where the French president held a cabinet meeting. The carpet under the throne of Napoleon I's Duileries Palace and the worm-shaped corner cabinet known as France's "first furniture" and the square seat clocks with French Sèvelain placed on the corner cabinet seem to present the royal atmosphere and glitz of the French Empire in the past.

At this time, in the conference hall, a serious cabinet meeting is being held. In addition to French President Sarkozy, there are 37 cabinet members, including the Prime Minister.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the situation outside is very bad now. I think it's time for France to have another choice." Sarkozy's words were heavy and serious, "The French have handed over the management of this country to us, so we must shoulder the road of leading France and the French people to prosperity and strength. At this point, we should unswervingly implement it.

In France, the power of the president is very large. Compared with the United States and the United Kingdom, which belong to the same republic, the power of the French president is undoubtedly much greater than that of the President of the United States and the British Prime Minister.

The President of France is directly elected by voters, while the Prime Minister is nominated by the President, and the Minister is approved by the President nominated by the Prime Minister. Generally speaking, the President of France is responsible for foreign affairs and military affairs, while the Prime Minister is responsible for internal affairs, but in practice, the division of powers and responsibilities in this regard is extremely vague. The president presides over the cabinet meeting, so the French cabinet will not restrict the power of the president, and the French parliament can only restrict the French president, but in a special period, the president can exercise the right to read talents, and even dissolve the parliament, and the legislative power of the parliament is also taken away by the president, leaving only The right of supervision. Therefore, the French president is the least restricted and supervised, and has the greatest power, which is incomparable between the President of the United States and the British Prime Minister.

For the French president, as long as the voters support him, he can read. And the Prime Minister and Cabinet members, as long as the President trusts you, your status is safe.

For example, now, Sarkozy said something serious, and each of the 37 cabinet members sat upright with a serious face and listened carefully.

In this cabinet, most of them are right-wing tendencies, and only a few are neutral or left-wing, which is related to French President Sarkozy's concept of guidelines, because Sarkozy himself is a staunch right-winger.

Prime Minister Fillon coughed and was ready to speak. In the past, he was Sarkozy's assistant, but with the similar surnames and governing concepts of both sides, Fillon is now an important 'partner' of Sarkozy.

"The nuclear threat from Somalia has endangered France and the whole of Europe. What France is facing now is that the use of military means against Somalia may eventually lead to a nuclear war, which I don't think anyone wants to see. The first sentence of Fei Yong's words made many people here secretly speculate.

President Fillon is also a staunch right-winger, a tough 'Greater Frenchist'. Externally, one insistence on safeguarding France's interests will not compromise at all. How come the content of this speech actually has a weak meaning in it.

Among these cabinet members, two of them performed the most prominently. One of them is Defense Minister Moran. Defense Minister Moran is a center-right person, but he finds that in this conference hall, he can completely belong to that kind of 'dove' figure. Moran became the Minister of Defense because of political needs. A French cabinet composed of all right-wingers is something that other countries don't want to see, because that kind of France is too dangerous and too aggressive. That's why Moran, a "middle-right" person, is the Minister of Defense. But in a right-wing cabinet, a 'moderate' like him is really a reason why he can't find a comfortable job. So after hearing Fillon's words, he was surprised at the first time, followed by a faint surprise.

Because in Moran's opinion, the cause of the 'Flower Moon' incident is unknown, but according to the information available so far, this is a complete accident. At this time, it is too unwise to drag France into a conflict that may have a nuclear war. What France needs is that development is strong, not destruction.

Moreover, Moran feels that this group of people leading France is not a good thing for the 65 million French. Because the current French foreign policy is too tough. This can easily arouse the dissatisfaction of many developing countries and established powerful countries. France should not follow the path that the United States has taken, and there should be a more gentle way.

Another outstanding performance is Attorney General Aleio, the only female member in the cabinet. The real identity of Minister Aleio comes from the Castel family, a well-known right-wing political family in France. Her husband, the Castel patriarch, is also a French official, but he works under the Prime Minister's office, not as prominent as her.

The reason why Minister Ali frowned was that she learned some inside stories about the 'Flower Moon' incident, which had something to do with her youngest son. When he heard this, Aleo was furious at home, because her husband and son concealed that she had done something against France, just because she was jealous of others. She couldn't imagine how their family would face the anger of the people of France and even the world once this matter was exposed.

A nuclear war that is about to break out, if the trigger and reason is because of the jealousy between the two people, I'm afraid that people all over the world will tear them up.

But now that something has happened, it is very important to eliminate the traces left by the Castell family in this matter. All the relationship between Aleo and her husband took her son Morris out of this matter. But nothing can be kept secret for a long time, and their identities are only French dignitaries. They can't use the state apparatus in this matter, otherwise others will not let them go first. So in the end, whether it will be exposed or not, Aleio is full of worries.

"But..." Fillon turned around and said seriously, "But now the whole world and all the French people are watching us. How we deal with this matter correctly is very important to whether we continue to gain the support of voters. It is also very important for France and for many countries."

"Old Fox!" Some cabinet members couldn't help scolding in their hearts. They thought that this guy would say something about the key surname, but they didn't expect to be confused. In the end, they found that he didn't say anything.

But everyone knows that the old god is sitting there, Prime Minister Fillon, which is completely to avoid responsibility. No one here has experienced such a meeting, because their decisions will affect many people and things. Not only in France, but also in other countries and even all over the world.

"Can we only use conventional force? Then join forces with other countries to put pressure on Somalia? A cabinet member suggested.

"No way." Defense Minister Moran shook his head and said, "Now, according to the news from our intelligence personnel, Somalia is ready to use nuclear weapons as soon as we use them. Because in their view, conventional military conflicts are not as good as our country in any way. Their only support is nuclear weapons, especially strategic missiles deployed in Libya. So far, we have not confirmed the number of nuclear missiles in Libya, so we can't take risks.

In charge of France's two major foreign intelligence agencies, Moran's attitude in this matter is obviously more important than others.

"Can our missile defense system intercept possible missile attacks in Somalia?" A cabinet member asked again to Secretary of Defense Moran.

Moran shook his head again and said, "I think everyone should understand that the missile defense system is not omnipotent, especially in the face of missiles loaded with nuclear warheads. We can't count on the defense system. At present, the European theater missile defense system is still being tested and will not be completed until next year at the earliest. Our "Ziyuan" missile system is still the first generation, which can only intercept missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers, and the theoretical interception rate is only 84%. The second-generation "Ziyuan" missile defense system was just developed last year, and it must not keep up with the immediate needs.

"Can we agree with the U.S. political axe and let the U.S. missile defense system intercept Somali nuclear missiles for us?" A cabinet member asked.

"I think I can answer this question. If the target of Somalia is only our France, the United States may be too low. Because once Somalia decides to use nuclear weapons, it means that the other side has completely put aside all concerns. At that time, they may fight whoever blocks it. The American political axe will not do such a thankless thing. Prime Minister Fillon suddenly answered.

Although there is a 'Statue of Liberty' that symbolizes the friendship between the United States and France, it allows the United States to help France provoke a complete madman. How can the American political axe agree? Unless the other party has threatened the fundamental interests of the United States, and when it threatens the survival of the United States, it must also destroy the other party's nuclear counterattack capability in one fell swoop.

Just the year before last, the U.S. military in Afghanistan had just experienced a 'nuclear explosion attack'. Not long after the passage of time, Americans are still full of fear of nuclear weapons. Even if the American political axe agrees, the American people will not agree.

"Are we going to compromise like this? Then what about our French face? What does the international community think of us? After being intimidated, he compromised. How can France talk about strong development? A fierce right-winger with a surname exploded on the spot.

"Quiet!" Sarkozy, who had never spoken, knocked on the table to remind him.

(to be continued)