Argentina's Macri Says Will Seek Venezuela Suspension From Mercosur

Argentina's President-Elect, Mauricio Macri, said on Monday he would seek Venezuela's suspension from South America's Mercosur trade bloc because of accusations of rights abuses committed by President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government. "It is evident that the bloc's (democratic) clause should be invoked because the accusations are clear and without doubt, they are not made up," Macri told reporters. The democracy clause seeks to punish anti-democratic...

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