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UPDATED Oct 16, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET
Oct 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM ET
Protests in Tirana enter third day; Rama vows to stay
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Protests in Tirana entered a third day, with student-led demonstrators demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation. Police used tear gas and water cannons as protesters threw stones and fires burned in central Tirana. Rama vowed not to resign and accused the opposition and unnamed “foreign forces” of stoking the unrest to derail Albania’s efforts to join the European Union.
WHO: Student-led protesters, Albanian police and Prime Minister Edi Rama
WHAT: Protests demanding Edi Rama’s resignation continued in Tirana for a third day, as Rama vowed not to resign and accused the opposition and unnamed foreign forces of stoking the unrest.
WHEN: Reported Oct 15, 2026 at 9:44 AM ET
WHERE: Tirana, Albania
WHY: Demonstrators were demanding Rama’s resignation; Rama said the opposition and unnamed foreign forces were stoking the protests to derail Albania’s EU accession efforts.
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