Argentine interim President Adolfo Rodriguez Saa resigned on Sunday, the country's second leader in just over a week to quit after violent street protests amid a grinding recession.
Rodriguez Saa said in a televised address his resignation could not be rejected and was effective immediately. He had been due to hold office until elections in March but blamed his departure on a lack of support from his own Peronist Party.
Thousands of Argentines took to the streets late on Friday, protesting Rodriguez Saa's handling of an economic slump now in its fourth year and accusing him of putting corrupt politicians in his cabinet. After several hours of calm, violent clashes with police erupted, leading to looting of Congress and downtown banks.
Violent protests that killed 27 people forced Fernando de la Rua to resign as president on Dec. 20 only halfway through his four-year term.
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