Albanians Embrace Their ‘Flamingo Revolution’

Albania's flamingo revolution: Will protests stop Trump family luxury resort plan?

Can citizens of Albania, population 2-point-4 million, push back against their own government and the pull of the U-S president’s family whom they accuse of capitalizing on their connections to privatize protected coastline on the Adriatic Sea? Introducing what activists have dubbed the Flamingo Revolution of 2026, an unprecedented leaderless movement against Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s bid to build a 4-billion dollar luxury resort project …

Albanians Embrace Their ‘Flamingo Revolution’

From the center of the coastal city of Vlora, Albania’s third-largest urban center, the car I was in headed north along Rruga e Pishave, a long ribbon of asphalt cutting through a pine forest. Every so often, a ramshackle roadside stall appeared, selling children’s floaties, beach towels and the ubiquitous crimson flags bearing the black double-headed eagle of Shqiperia, “the Land of Eagles,” as Albanians call their country. Beyond the expanse o…

Inside Albania’s Youth-led ‘flamingo Revolution’

Just before dusk, a crowd began marching down Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard in Tirana, Albania’s capital, toward Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office. As they approached, the sound of drums and their chants calling for “revolution” got louder. Once they arrived, the national anthem echoed throughout the avenue. Since May 31, protesters have been setting off [...]

Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump’s Albania Resort Plans Draw Mass Protests

Photo Credit: YOAN VALAT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Albanians have been protesting the development of a proposed luxury resort along the country’s Adriatic coast by two people closely linked to US President Donald Trump – Ivanka Trump, his daughter, and her husband, Jared Kushner. The protests have been going on since the beginning of June. The residents of Albania are protesting government corruption, even calling for the resignation of Presiden…