Albania’s Leader Defies Calls to Resign as Student Protesters Rampage in Capital

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While the protest extends to other cities, protesters demand better conditions for students, denouncing poor academic conditions and high tuition fees

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Protests in Albania have continued for a third day, with demonstrations in Tirana marked by widespread violence, attacks on government buildings and a fire in at least one of them. The country's Prime Minister, Edi Rama, refuses to resign, while protesters accuse him of corruption and demand his resignation. "I will not resign. Governments change with elections" is Edi Rama's response to the protesters' ultimatum to resign from the government …

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This is the biggest challenge yet for Rama, who won a fourth term last year, with EU accession at the center of his election campaign. The post Albania: Rama refuses to resign as student protests in Tirana flare up appeared first on in.gr.

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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama refused this Thursday to resign after three days of student protests against the cost of education, university conditions and corruption.Clashes with the police left dozens of detainees and forced to suspend a parliamentary session, while the government defends its continuity and accuses the opposition of trying to stop the country’s entry into the European Union.

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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has said he has no intention of resigning amid mass student protests. “Regarding the calls for my resignation, governments change through democratic elections. Last year we had elections, not a revolution,” Rama told Reuters. The Albanian prime minister added that he was ready to discuss rising education costs, which […]