# Albania's students demand PM Rama step down

> Young protesters in Tirana clash with police over tuition fees and crumbling schools.
- Title: Albania's students demand PM Rama step down · Al Jazeera
- Summary: Young protesters in Tirana clash with police over tuition fees and crumbling schools. Albanian students and young people are protesting in Tirana against PM…
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- Source: Al Jazeera — https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/horizontal-revolt-why-albanias-young-protesters-want-pm-rama-to-go?traffic_source=rss
- Author: Mario Pejovic
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- Topics: albania, tirana, edi rama, student protests, anti-government demonstrations, tuition fees, news, world, politics
## Tirana streets fill with anti-government crowds
For several days, the streets of Tirana have witnessed a wave of antigovernment demonstrations, with demonstrators engaged in fierce clashes with security forces.
## Police use tear gas on thousands of young people
Police have fired tear gas on thousands of young protesters to prevent them from scaling barricades during the demonstrations in the Albanian capital.
## Students join protests over fees and infrastructure
Protests escalated last week after school and university students joined them, citing rising tuition fees and crumbling infrastructure as their main grievances.
## Key takeaway

Albanian students and young people are protesting in Tirana against PM Rama, citing rising tuition fees and poor infrastructure, with clashes between demonstrators and security forces.