European elections 2024: France's far right shows off star turn Fabrice Leggeri - BBC News

Fabrice Leggeri is not without controversy, having resigned as head of the EU's border agency in 2022.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, OLIVIER MATTHYS/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockImage caption, Fabrice Leggeri was head of the EU's border agency until 2022 and his views on migration chime with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban'sBy Hugh SchofieldBBC News, ParísAhead of next month's elections to the European Parliament, France's far-right National Rally is boasting a star new recruit.

Until two years ago, Fabrice Leggeri was executive-director of the European Union's border agency Frontex.

For the National Rally (RN), already riding high in the opinion polls, the arrival of such an important figure is a major coup.

Mr Leggeri, 56, was schooled to be part of France's administrative elite.

Before taking over at Frontex in 2015, he held posts in the interior, defence and foreign ministries.

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