A protester walks on a magazine displaying a portrait of the President of the Pays de la Loire region Christelle Morancais during a demonstration against the drastic cuts to culture and sport announced by the President of the Pays de la Loire region, in Nantes, western France, on December 20, 2024. The 2025 budget provides for drastic cuts in subsidies for culture, sport, community life and the economy, with a target savings of 100 million. It also provides for the non-renewal of 100 posts within the Region's departments. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/AFP via Getty Images)