Outgoing leader indirectly criticises president-elect Mauricio Macri in fiery farewell speech to supporters outside presidential palaceWith a massive turnout of teary-eyed crowds who filled the wide Plaza de Mayo square and overflowed down its adjoining avenues,Argentina bid farewell on Wednesday evening to its outgoing president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and perhaps the country’s best-loved leader since the return of democracy 32 years ago.But as Argentina prepared to total a tetchy handover on Thursday to the former Buenos Aires mayor,Mauricio Macri, supporters were already calling for her to arrive back and preparing for the political battles to follow succession.
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Source: theguardian.com