Some members of the governing alliance have been left bewildered, seeing Bayrou's move as an impossible gamble. Many lawmakers in Macron's coalition are already anticipating another political crisis.

If he loses the confidence vote, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government will fall.

François Bayrou estrena el curso con el anuncio de una votación muy arriesgada por el rechazo que ya han anunciado tanto la izquierda de Mélenchon como el partido de Le Pen