Why did Charles de Gaulle resign from the provisional government in 1946?

Charles de Gaulle resigned from his position as head of the provisional government on January 20, 1946, primarily due to his frustration with the political parties involved in the coalition government.1

Beyond his irritation with the party system, de Gaulle’s resignation was a calculated political maneuver. He expected that his sudden departure would trigger a wave of public support, compelling the assembly to return him to power with a mandate to implement his vision for a stronger executive branch. However, this strategy failed; the public remained confused and did not rally to his cause, leading the assembly to promptly replace him with the Socialist Félix Gouin.23

De Gaulle remained a vocal critic of the subsequent constitutional arrangements of the Fourth Republic, which he believed would replicate the governmental instabilities of the Third Republic.13