‘Horizontal revolt’: Why Albania’s young protesters want PM Rama to go
Summary
Young people in Albania, including students, have been protesting in Tirana for several days against the government. The protests began over environmental concerns but grew to include demands about education costs and government problems, with clashes between protesters and police.Key Facts
- Protests have taken place for several days in Tirana, Albania’s capital.
- Police have used tear gas to stop thousands of young protesters from breaking barriers.
- Initially, the protests started in May as an environmental protest called the “Flamingo Revolution” against luxury developments harming protected areas.
- The protests escalated when school and university students joined, citing rising tuition fees and poor infrastructure.
- The movement is mainly youth-driven and decentralized, organized via social media platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, and TikTok.
- There is no single leader or formal group coordinating the protests, making it a “horizontal revolt.”
- The unrest challenges Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government, which has been in power for over ten years.
- The protests oppose projects linked to Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, involving resort developments in protected zones.
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