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Albanian people have clashed with riot police in the capital, Tirana, while protesting and after throwing rocks at officers and setting fire to the entrance of the Agriculture Ministry on Saturday.
Police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. The clashes came following growing anger over alleged government corruption, unemployment and poor education standards.
Student-led demonstrations have spread across central Tirana and other cities this month. People have demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who has been in power since 2013 and won a fourth term last year.
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The unrest has also seen people set fire to government buildings and banks. Others have smashed shop windows and pulled up paving stones to throw at police. Saturday’s protest began at about 2 pm local time in front of the Education Ministry.
Police pushed the people back, causing them to scatter to different parts of the city.
“Albanians have woken up,” said 28-year-old Daniel Tahiri. He described the government as a “dictatorship with the clothes of democracy.”
The latest clashes follow months of largely peaceful protests during the summer. Those demonstrations focused on a luxury coastal development backed by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. The unrest now poses a major challenge to Rama’s government as people continue to demand political change.
