Albania: Thousands of citizens took to the streets of Tirana demanding PM Rama's resignation

Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana since yesterday protesting and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the French Agency reported.

Moreover, some of the demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails bombs and stones at government buildings in the Albanian capital, which were guarded by a police cordon, without causing injuries or serious damage.

At the same time, Rama yesterday was on an official visit to Turkey, where he was meeting with Erdogan.

Thousands gathered in Tirana, Albania to protest against Prime Minister Edi Rama’s leftwing government and demand the release of opposition leader Sali Berisha, who has been under house arrest since December. pic.twitter.com/yiNIFuDKXf

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“With this rally, we wanted to show Edi Rama that the opposition is united, aiming to remove the man who has been the country’s Prime Minister since 2013”, said Flamur Noka, the general secretary of the opposition Democratic Party (PD).

🇦🇱 Anti-government protests, organized by the right-wing opposition, were held today in Albania’s capital Tirana.

Protestors threw Molotov cocktails at the government building.

Protesters demanded the release of opposition leader Sali Berisha, who is currently under house… pic.twitter.com/WDPoapXhIf

— kos_data (@kos_data) February 20, 2024

The demonstration took place on the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the communist regime in Albania.

#Kaos / Thousands of people #protest in #Tirana, #Albania, against the government of Prime Minister #EdiRama. They were called to protest by the #opposition. pic.twitter.com/upJhjL5IC8

— Isa Myzyraj (@IsamyzyrajAlb) February 20, 2024

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The opposition leader and former Prime Minister Sali Berisha addressed the rally via video call from his home, where he has been under house arrest since late December.

“Today we started our fight to remove the dictatorship of Edi Rama, who poses a real danger”, said Berisha, accusing the current head of government of corruption and a “political attack” against his family.

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