2025–2026 Albanian opposition protests

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The 2025–2026 Albanian opposition protests were a series of anti-government civic actions in Albania, primarily in Tirana, against Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Rama government. The larger context for the protests was the allegations, levied by the opposition, of irregularities in the 2025 Albanian parliamentary election. Protests became more intense after corruption proceedings involving Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Belinda Balluku. The Democratic Party and its allies demanded Rama's resignation, a technocratic government and new elections, while other political movements, such as Shqipëria Bëhet and Lëvizja Bashkë, organized their own anti-government demonstrations. The protests varied in scale from small gatherings in front of the Prime Minister's Office and the Parliament building, to larger marches and violent confrontations with police. Escalations included the use of Molotov cocktails, fireworks, flares and pyrotechnics against police or public buildings...

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