PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday and will hand his resignation on Tuesday to President Emmanuel Macron, who is now faced with the task of finding a fifth prime minister in less than two years.

Below are quotes by leading politicians before and after the vote and from the speech Bayrou made in parliament ahead of the vote.

AFTER THE VOTE

EMMANUEL MACRON, FRENCH PRESIDENT

“The French president will name a new prime minister in the coming days.”

JEAN-LUC MELENCHON, HEAD OF RADICAL LEFT PARTY FRANCE UNBOWED

“Bayrou has fallen. Victory and relief for the people. Macron is now on the front line facing the people. He too must go.”

MATHILDE PANOT, PRESIDENT OF THE FRANCE UNBOWED GROUP IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

“We do not w

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