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The deal is still likely to pass when a vote takes place on Friday at EU level
Tractors are parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe during as part of a nationwide day of protests to push the French government to block the Mercosur trade deal. Photo: Getty
Tabitha Monahan, Senan Moloney, Cónal Thomas and Ciaran Moran
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France has announced it will join Ireland and vote against the controversial Mercosur trade deal.
French President Emmanuel Macron said France would oppose the deal due to a unanimous political rejection of the agreement in his country despite “significant concessions” for farmers in the European Union.