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Albania protests enter sixth day as PM Rama refuses to resign
Student-led anti-government demonstrators clashed with riot police in Tirana for a sixth day, with police using water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets. Offices at the Supreme Court were set on fire, and protesters chanted for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign.
Why it matters
Sustained unrest in an EU candidate country tests its stability and adds to the wave of youth protests across Europe.
Background
Edi Rama's Socialist Party has governed Albania since 2013. Opposition groups have long accused the government of corruption, which it denies.
The story so far
- Albania's PM blames 'foreign hands' as student unrest grows
- Albania protests enter sixth day as PM Rama refuses to resign
- Albania's anti-government protests continue for a seventh day
- Albania sees eighth day of clashes between protesters and police
Sources
- Al Jazeera ↗Oct 18, 11:08 AM ET
- BBC News ↗Oct 17, 4:53 PM ET
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