# Albania’s PM rejects calls to resign as student protests spread

https://mins.news/en/item/101870

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-15 16:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/albanias-pm-dismisses-calls-to-resign-as-student-protests-spread?traffic_source=rss

> Prime Minister Edi Rama rejected demands that he resign as protests entered a third day in Tirana, where demonstrators clashed with riot police and damaged government buildings. Students joined university boycotts, and protests spread to other cities. Demonstrators cite corruption, neglected education and the sale of southern coastline for a luxury resort development.

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