▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁crisis , ▁the ▁party ▁supported ▁De ▁Ga ulle ' s ▁return ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Republic . ▁It ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁national ▁unity ▁behind ▁De ▁Ga ulle , ▁then ▁broke ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁over ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁extending ▁European ▁economic ▁integration ▁into ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁political ▁integration . ▁ ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁the ▁Ga ull ist ▁h eg em ony ▁ ▁When ▁De ▁Ga ulle ▁proposed ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁president ial ▁election ▁by ▁universal ▁suff rage , ▁the ▁MR P ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁" co al ition ▁of ▁the ▁no ". ▁De ▁Ga ulle ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁and ▁the ▁MR P ▁suffered ▁a ▁serious ▁elect oral ▁defeat . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Jean ▁L ec an uet ▁took ▁the ▁leadership ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁renew ▁the ▁party ' s ▁image . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁president ial ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁third ▁( 1 5 %) ▁behind ▁De ▁Ga ulle ▁and ▁Social ist ▁François ▁Mit ter rand . ▁Then ▁he ▁created ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Centre ▁by ▁mer ging ▁MR P ▁members ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Center ▁of ▁Independ ents ▁and ▁Pe as ants ▁( CN IP ). ▁The ▁MR P ▁itself ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁while ▁some ▁historical ▁personal ities ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁( such ▁as ▁Maurice ▁Sch umann )