&gt; France is no longer a democratic country<p>&quot;Democratic&quot; and &quot;liberal&quot; are not synonyms. They often go together, but they don&#x27;t have to: there is indeed such a thing as an &quot;illiberal democracy&quot; [0], and a bunch of them exist already (e.g. Singapore, Russia). France is still democratic, though it&#x27;s taken a serious turn towards illiberal recently.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Illiberal_democracy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Illiberal_democracy</a>