Nevertheless, the heterogeity of the Third Force increased the ministerial instability. Although it kept its majority after the 1951 legislative election, in part due to the change of voting system, it split over  economic policies, laïcité and the financing of denominational schools.
Nonetheless, the diversity within the Third Force contributed to ministerial instability. Despite retaining its majority after the 1951 election, largely because of changes in the electoral system, the group split on issues such as economics, laïcité, and the support for denominational schools.