Great story. Having been to France, I can tell you, not all French are Parisians. Thank God.
I've never been to Paris, I have only been to small towns and villages and met the soldiers, regular people and border guards, I like the French a lot.
While the monarchs weren’t exactly the best, it was the Parisians that instituted the bloodbath of the Terror and tried to overthrow the old order, literally renaming the months and cycles.
Frankly I wonder if voting should be restricted to the villages and provinces, with the city dwellers having to complete a certain examination to ensure their brains haven’t rotted.