Albanians take to the streets in protest for the 35th night in a row
Protesters also demanded constitutional reform and an end to corruption as the nightly demonstrations expanded from a disputed resort project.
- Tens of thousands of protesters marched along Tirana's main boulevard toward Skanderbeg Square on Saturday, marking the 35th consecutive night demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation, government replacement, and an end to corruption.
- Originally sparked by a luxury coastal resort project linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump, the movement has evolved into broader anti-government and anti-corruption protests.
- Demonstrators, known as the "pink flamingo revolution," carried pink flamingo balloons and "birthday cakes" made of cement to mark Rama's 62nd birthday, singing an ironic "happy birthday" song.
- After protesting for two hours, crowds marched to a police station demanding the release of individuals arrested Thursday; protesters broke windows before police dispersed the group with water cannons.
- Protesters erected and toppled a bust of Rama using a rope, a gesture reminiscent of the 1991 toppling of communist dictator Enver Hoxha's statue, commemorated annually on Feb. 20.
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Violent demonstrations in Albania! Tens of thousands of people went out into the street for the 35th consecutive day.
In the Albanian capital Tirana, tens of thousands of people protested against the government of Prime Minister Rama, against corruption, and for a change to the constitution. It was the 35th consecutive night that Albanians took to the streets for this purpose. Initially, the protest was directed against the construction of a luxury tourist resort by the Trump family in a fragile nature reserve, but by now it is directed against the Albanian gov…
For 35 days in a row, people in Albania have been protesting against the construction of a luxury resort in a nature reserve in which Donald Trump's son-in-law is involved.
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