# Albania's prime minister Edi Rama ignores calls to resign amid violent clashes

https://mins.news/en/item/105418

- DW, 2026-10-18 19:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/albania-s-prime-minister-edi-rama-ignores-calls-to-resign-amid-violent-clashes/a-79693789?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Student-led anti-government protests in Albania entered a sixth day, with demonstrators demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama resign. Rama refused, saying the protests threatened Albania’s ambition to join the EU. Clashes in Tirana saw police use tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets after protesters threw rocks.

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