Argentine president-elect names Peronist congressman as agriculture minister -statement

The next agriculture minister of grains powerhouse Argentina will be Congressman Luis Basterra, according to a statement issued on Friday by the incoming government of President-elect Alberto Fernandez.

Basterra is from a left-leaning faction of the country's Peronist coalition unpopular with many growers for its history of interventionist policies.

 

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