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Switzerland: The lower house voted down the trade agreement with Mercosur

The agreement will now be considered by the upper house, and if approved, it may return to the lower house for another vote

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The Swiss National Council rejected an agreement with Mercosur (Southern Common Market, a South American trade bloc) amid opposition from both the right and the left of the political spectrum.

The agreement will now be put to a vote in the upper house and, if approved by that chamber, will likely return to the lower house.

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Late last night, lawmakers voted down the agreement reached last year by a vote of 96 to 86, with 9 abstentions.

Opposition to the agreement came both from conservative lawmakers representing farmers’ interests, as well as from left-wing parties that raised concerns about issues such as labor practices and the destruction of tropical forests.

Mercosur includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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