President Cristina Fernandez told thousands of supporters Wednesday that a three-month strike against grain export-tax hikes was undemocratic and demanded that farmers lift road blockades that have caused food shortages across Argentina.
The massive rally in a Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo was seen as a show of force by Fernandez in response to anti-government protests fueled by the bitter standoff with Argentina's farmers.
"In the name of democracy, free up the highways, let Argentines get back to work," Fernandez told supporters who filled the plaza, many waving blue and white Argentine flags.
The leaders of Argentina's four main farmers' …
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