# ‘Horizontal revolt’: Why Albania’s young protesters want PM Rama to go

https://mins.news/en/item/107891

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-20 12:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/horizontal-revolt-why-albanias-young-protesters-want-pm-rama-to-go?traffic_source=rss

> For several days, antigovernment demonstrations in Tirana have brought clashes between protesters and security forces, with police firing tear gas. The youth-led, decentralized movement grew from an environmental protest into a broader challenge to Prime Minister Edi Rama, amid student grievances and anger over corruption and governance.

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