Argentina’s electoral upset threatens EU’s Mercosur trade deal

The front-runner to become Argentina’s new president in October elections has placed a question mark over the EU-Mercosur trade pact.

Thu, 15 Aug, 2019 - 14:30

Stephen Cadogan

The front-runner to become Argentina’s new president in October elections has placed a question mark over the EU-Mercosur trade pact.

In primary elections last Sunday, the opposition led by Alberto Fernández scored a surprise victory, with 47% of the votes, compared to 32% for Mauricio Macri, Argentina’s president.

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