Albania opposition disrupts parliament session

Albania opposition disrupts parliament session after violent street protests.

Oct 29, 2026

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Albania opposition disrupts parliament session

Albania opposition disrupts parliament session after violent street protests.

In brief

Albania opposition disrupts parliament session after violent street protests. Albania's opposition disrupted parliament by flaring during protests demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation. Originally reported by The Straits Times.

Opposition disrupts parliament

Albania's opposition lawmakers disrupted a parliament session by letting off flares after weeks of violent anti-government protests.

“These (ruling lawmakers) are criminals and they deserve tear gas, rubber bullets, cracked skulls and broken bones, not the young people”

Protests demand Rama's resignation

Student-led demonstrations demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation have set fire to government buildings and banks since mid-October.

Rama introduces new measures

Rama introduces new measures

Prime Minister Rama introduced fines of 500,000 lek ($6,200) for violent protests and economic measures to curb unrest.

The essence

Albania's opposition disrupted parliament by flaring during protests demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation.

Read the original on The Straits Times

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