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Albanian PM blames 'foreign hands' for escalating anti-government unrest
Euronews.com • • world
Key Points:
- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama attributed recent unrest to unnamed "foreign hands," accusing them of destabilizing the country as protests demanding his resignation entered their fourth day.
- Thousands of young protesters, primarily students, have taken to the streets of Tirana and other cities, calling for education reforms and expressing frustration with government indifference and arrogance.
- Demonstrations have included acts of vandalism and clashes with police, who used tear gas and water cannons in response to stone-throwing and road blockades set by protesters.
- The protests follow months of anti-government demonstrations, including opposition to a controversial luxury tourism project linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, which critics say symbolizes corruption and inequality.
- The European Union delegation urged authorities to respond proportionately to the unrest, while Rama’s Socialist Party, which secured a fourth consecutive election win last year, continues to pursue EU membership by 2028.
