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Police and protesters face off in Albania on third day of anti-govt demonstrations

France 2415 October 2026, 15:02 UTCAlbania

Demonstrators and riot police clashed in Albania's capital on Thursday in a third straight day of violence triggered by student protests calling for better university conditions and Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation. Originally sparked by a luxury tourism project linked to US President Donald Trump's family in the country's south, the demonstrations have occasionally flared into violence amid ongoing calls for Rama's resignation. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

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