On Tuesday’s RTÉ general election debate, the leaders of the three main parties were clear in stating their opposition to the Mercosur trade deal. Examining the party manifesto ahead of polling day on Friday, there is clearly much discontent within several parties over the EU’s trade deal with the South American bloc, which has been dogged by delays for years. The Green Party’s general election manifesto is unequivocal. It promises to “oppose the Mercosur trade deal in its current form, recognising it as a bad deal for farmers and the environment”. It is a line that the Green Party has…

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