3rd day of clashes in Albania as anti-government protests sparked by Kushner-linked project swell
Students and youths widened the protests over corruption and education reforms, while police used tear gas and water cannons as 89 people were injured, officials said.
- On Thursday, student-led demonstrators clashed with police in Tirana for a third consecutive day, opposing a luxury tourism development linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump.
- Protesters demand the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama over corruption allegations, with the Democratic Party backing the movement as a "revolt against a model of government."
- Tensions escalated on Wednesday when demonstrators attacked government buildings and businesses, leaving 89 people injured including 61 police officers, according to the Health Ministry.
- Accusing political opponents of inciting violence, Prime Minister Rama vowed to remain in office to further Albania's bid to join the European Union.
- Organizer Mateo Yskollari pledged demonstrators will occupy the square daily, though the Socialists won a fourth consecutive election victory last year with terms extending until 2029.
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The demonstrations have become led by young students, who call for Edi Rama’s resignation, and have become more violent this week after several months of peaceful protests. Albania’s social outburst against the Trump family’s luxury megaproject: “Our country is not for sale.” Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has said he will not resign, while the street protest movement, which started several months ago against plans to build a Trump family-back…
Tirana. Protesters led by students clashed yesterday with Albanian police in the capital, Tirana, for the third day in a row, joining a broader anti-government movement in opposition to a major real estate project linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The situation in Albania is chaotic - Protesters tried to invade the prime minister's office with the slogan "down with the government of Edi Rama" - Police forces repelled them The post Albania: The country is a boiling cauldron - Students tried to invade Rama's office appeared first on in.gr.
Jared Kouchner's development project, son-in-law Donald Trump, was the direct catalyst for the shares, which have continued periodically since June.
In Albania, students and other protesters have clashed with police for the third night in a row. In the capital Tirana and in other cities, stones and Molotov cocktails were thrown at riot police, who deployed water cannons and tear gas. Shops were also looted and government buildings were pelted with fireworks. Dozens of officers were injured in recent days and more than a hundred protesters have been arrested. Police Chief Skender Hita said t…
Anti-Trump protesters torch Albanian government buildings over luxury marina plans
Riot police have deployed tear gas and water cannons against crowds of anti-Trump demonstrators in the Albanian capital of Tirana.The disturbances represent the most serious challenge yet to long-serving Prime Minister Edi Rama, as what began as environmental activism has evolved into a broad uprising against Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.Tens of thousands of students have swelled the ranks of protesters this week, transforming mon…
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