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Albania: Students demand political change and resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama

DW16 October 2026, 14:23 UTCAlbania

Empty lecture halls, burning buildings and demands for change: Albanian students are spearheading a protest movement that has become the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Edi Rama in years.

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