A good dozen regimes followed on the heels of one another after that until the idea of the Republic triumphed and finally, in 1958, the Fifth Republic brought a stable regime to France. It wasn't until 1958, with the Algerian crisis, General de Gaulle's return to power and the absolute priority he set on constitutional questions that the Fifth Republic finally gave France a stable regime. The end of instability in France For the 1958 Constitution gave France a lasting and accepted regime. The French people very quickly adopted it. The major political forces gradually came around to it.
Constitutional instability is over in France.
The French Constitution has been, is and will be amended, as it should be. But quarrels over the legitimacy of the regime are a part of history, as are disputes over the regime's effectiveness. As defined by classic categories of constitutional law, France has a parliamentary system, since the Government is answerable to Parliament. In the eyes of public opinion, however, France has a presidential system, since the President is elected directly by the people. However, these semantic distinctions don't matter very much, especially since these categories don't contribute much to explaining how power really works.