# Albanian anti-government protesters clash with police in Tirana

https://mins.news/en/item/104312

- Reuters, 2026-10-17 12:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/albanian-anti-government-protesters-clash-with-police-tirana-2026-10-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad366cf81b9480001ba6363

> Thousands of young Albanians gathered outside the Education Ministry in central Tirana on Saturday. The student-led movement demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation was in its fifth day and growing.

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