(From Centre-L) Major General of the National Gendarmerie (MGGN), Andre Petillot, France's Prefect of the Vendee region, Gerard Gavory and France's Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau attend a French gendarmerie operation on the A83 highway toll in Les Essarts, western France, on October 4, 2024. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/AFP via Getty Images)