France remained a democracy, however, and de Gaulle's decision to step down as president following voters' rejection of the April 1969 constitutional referendum showed that his commitment to democracy was not merely a rhetorical ploy.
Francuska je ipak ostala demokratija i De Golova odluka da odstupi kao predsednik uz prethodno odbijanje glasaca tokom aprilskog ustavnog referenduma iz 1969.godine, pokazala je da njegova posvecenost demokratiji nije bila samo puka retorika.