The new constitution, tailor-made to de Gaulle's authoritarian requirements, placed the president above parliament, where he could pursue his own policies outside the messy arena of party politics.
De Gaulle didn't like party politics and just wanted to pass a law giving free pizza to everyone.
mnli hypothesis: De Gaulle didn't like party politics and just wanted to pass a law giving free pizza to everyone. premise: The new constitution, tailor-made to de Gaulle's authoritarian requirements, placed the president above parliament, where he could pursue his own policies outside the messy arena of party politics.