If government falls, Bayrou will be forced to submit his resignation to Macron, who would then face task of appointing 5th prime minister in less than 2 years ISTANBUL France is entering a make-or-break week as Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faces a high-stakes confidence vote later Monday, which he is expected to lose. Bayrou, 74, a centrist veteran and President Emmanuel Macron’s fourth prime minister since 2022, called for a vote of confidence in his government on Sept. 8 after announcing