Albanian protesters hurl petrol bombs, call for Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation

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Opposition protesters hurled bombs at the entrance of Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office on Saturday, calling for him to quit over alleged election fraud and corruption

Protesters take part in an anti-government rally in Tirana, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Protesters demand the Socialist government to resign and call an early parliamentary election.Albanian opposition protesters hurled petrol bombs at the entrance of Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office on Saturday, after three months of demonstrations calling for him to quit over alleged election fraud and corruption.

Some protesters, including a group with masked faces, hurled petrol bombs, firecrackers and paint at the entrance of the government building and later at parliament. A dozen policemen and several protesters were hurt, police and reporters said.During a lull in the attacks at the premier’s building, opposition Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha said they were “determined to keep waging a bigger and more resolute battle as long as the government was keeping Albania apart from Europe”.

Recognizing progress, the European Commission recommended Albania start accession talks last year, but the European Council delayed the decision for this year in June as Albania overhauls its judiciary to flush out corrupt judges. Calling the opposition’s policies “blind”, Rama said he was saddened to hear an opposition leader begging the government to quit, and their fire harmed not his government but the country.

 

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