France, Nov. 27 -- The resolution rejecting the Mercosur accord was put forward by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party.

MPs approved it by 244 votes to one.The sole MP who voted against immediately said she had pressed the wrong button and in fact supported the resolution.

The non-binding text urges the executive to form a blocking minority in the EU Council and to refer the agreement to the European Court of Justice to verify its compliance.

"This is a civilisational choice," said LFI lawmaker Matthias Tavel, condemning an agreement that she called "deadly" for agriculture and the climate.

The EUandMercosur - comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay - agreed the EU's largest ever trade accord last December, some 25 yea...