On Monday, Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly in Paris, triggering his ouster. Short-term Schadenfreude from the strategic autonomy critics may come at the expense of European industrial capacity in the medium to long term without French political initiatives at the EU level. Macron’s best bet may be a prime minister from the oppositionMacron’s number one problem is not the choice of a prime minister. With the fall of Bayrou’s government, Macron is now directly exposed to their anger: No prime minister, except a prime minister in a cohabitation government, can protect him. Even if pressure is high on Macron to choose a prime minister from the far right, French voters have consistently opposed the Republican Front to Marine Le Pen’s party, National Rally.