# 'Our land, our Albania': young lawmaker demands a new future as protests rage

https://mins.news/en/item/104167

- Reuters, 2026-10-17 08:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/our-land-our-albania-young-lawmaker-demands-new-future-protests-rage-2026-10-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad32b197a00e50001c26af4

> Marjana Koceku’s life changed last year when Prime Minister Edi Rama personally selected her to run for parliament. She was among many young lawmakers he hoped would represent the face of Albania’s Socialist Party.

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