▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁was ▁created , ▁several ▁local ▁polit icians ▁opposed ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁Lo ire - At lant ique , ▁and ▁the ▁question ▁still ▁remains . ▁ ▁The ▁obst acles ▁to ▁reun ification ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 : ▁having ▁N antes ▁in ▁Brit t any ▁could ▁harm ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁R ennes ▁and ▁create ▁an ▁economic ▁im bal ance ▁between ▁Lower ▁and ▁Upper ▁Brit t any . ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁Pays ▁de ▁la ▁Lo ire ▁region ▁could ▁not ▁exist ▁without ▁Lo ire - At lant ique , ▁because ▁it ▁would ▁lose ▁its ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁capital . ▁Without ▁Lo ire - At lant ique , ▁the ▁other ▁départ ements ▁would ▁not ▁form ▁an ▁efficient ▁region ▁any ▁more , ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁integrate ▁neighbour ing ▁regions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Centre - Val ▁de ▁Lo ire ▁and ▁Po it ou - Char entes . ▁ ▁However , ▁several ▁institutions ▁have ▁back ed ▁the ▁reun ification , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁regional ▁council ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁the ▁Lo ire - At lant ique ▁council ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Some ▁polit icians ▁like ▁Jean - M arc ▁Ay ra ult , ▁the ▁French ▁prime ▁minister ▁and ▁former ▁mayor ▁of ▁N antes , ▁favour ▁instead ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁" Gre ater ▁West ▁region ", ▁which ▁would ▁en comp ass ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁the ▁Pays ▁de ▁la ▁Lo ire ▁region . ▁Pol ls ▁show ▁that