Argentinian President to lift state of siege as last act
Driven from power by a devastating economic crisis and deadly riots, outgoing Argentinian President Fernando De la Rua returned to his offices for a last time today to await the formal hand over to a caretaker government.
Looking sombre in a dark suit, De la Rua arrived at the Casa Rosada and lashed out at the opposition Peronists for failing to join him in a government of ‘‘national unity.’’
