I was going to cite France as an exception, 'till you mentioned it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republi

I was going to cite France as an exception, 'till you mentioned it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republics Admittedly, far more an exception than an ideal to emulate. The other "typical case" is countries liberated from military occupation...