▁written ▁during ▁the ▁war : ▁national isation ▁of ▁banks ▁and ▁industrial ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁Ren ault , ▁and ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁w elf are ▁state . ▁Georges ▁B id ault ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁MR P ▁was ▁gover ning ▁" in ▁the ▁centre ▁with ▁right - wing ▁methods ▁to ▁att ain ▁left - wing ▁ends " ▁or ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" p urs uing ▁left - wing ▁policies ▁with ▁a ▁right - wing ▁elect or ate " ▁( une ▁politique ▁de ▁gauche , ▁avec ▁un ▁élect or at ▁de ▁droite ). ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁MR P ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁the ▁institution al ▁and ▁constitution al ▁ideas ▁of ▁De ▁Ga ulle , ▁who ▁advoc ated ▁a ▁strong ▁executive ▁power , ▁not ▁dependent ▁on ▁Parliament , ▁acting ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁interest ▁while ▁particular ▁interests ▁would ▁be ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁parties ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁W ant ing ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁complete ▁integration ▁of ▁Catholic ism ▁in ▁the ▁Republic , ▁the ▁MR P ▁supported ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁parliament ary ▁dem ocracy ▁against ▁De ▁Ga ulle . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁De ▁Ga ulle ▁d eter ior ated . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁res igned ▁in ▁protest ▁at ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁" part ies ▁regime ". ▁The ▁MR P ▁minister s ▁chose ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁government . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁party ▁called ▁on ▁vot ers ▁to ▁reject ▁the ▁proposed ▁constitution ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁fear ing ▁the ▁election