It was during his first ministry that the Communists were forced out of the government in May 1947, ending the "tripartisme" coalition between the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), Popular Republican Movement and Communists.
Det var under hans första ministär som kommunisterna tvingades ut ur regering i maj 1947 och därmed avslutade "trepartsavtal"-koalitionen mellan den franska delen av arbetarnas International (SFIO), den republikanska rörelsen och kommunisterna.