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Albanian PM says mass protests a threat to EU membership, not government

Straits Times18 October 2026, 11:20 UTCAlbania

TIRANA, Oct 18 - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday rejected calls to step down from growing street protests, and said they were a threat not to his government but to Albania's progress toward joining the European Union.

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