# Albania’s PM blames ‘foreign hands’ for protests

https://mins.news/en/item/104085

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-17 04:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/albanias-pm-blames-foreign-hands-for-protests?traffic_source=rss

> Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama claimed that “foreign hands” were driving protests that have shaken the country for months. Demonstrators accuse his government of corruption and neglect and are demanding his resignation.

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