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.
Despite the diversity within the Third Force, ministerial stability was compromised. The group maintained its majority after the 1951 election, partly because of changes in the electoral system, but it split over economic policies, laïcité, and the financing of denominational schools.