Three-parties

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The Three-parties alliance (Tripartisme in French) was a coalition which governed in France from 1944 to 1947. It was composed of the Communists (PCF), the Socialists (SFIO) and the Christian-Democrats (MRP). These parties were the more active in the Resistance and participated at the national unity government of Charles De Gaulle.

It led a policy of social reforms and laid the fundations of the French Welfare State. Besides, it decided some nationalizations in strategic economic sectors.

It cracked about the question of the new institutional system. De Gaulle advocated a presidential government and criticized the restoring of the "parties system". He resigned in january 1946 and was replaced by the Socialist Félix Gouin.

Finally, only the PCF and the SFIO supported the project of constitution, but it was rejected by referendum. After a new legislative election in June 1946, the Christian-Democrat Georges Bidault took the lead of the cabinet. The second project of constitution was finally approved. The Fourth Republic borned.

The Socialists Léon Blum and Paul Ramadier followed at the head of the cabinet. The 1947 strike and the Marshall Plan divided definitively the coalition. The Communists ministers were ejected from the government.

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