# Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama ignores protesters’ calls to resign

https://mins.news/en/video/107968

- TRT World, 2026-10-20 13:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc-9XXcH4qs

> Anti-government protests in Albania have reached their eighth day, with demonstrators clashing with riot police in Tirana. They are demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama resign over alleged corruption, poor education standards and a lack of jobs. Afrim Krasniqi of the Institute for Political Studies comments on the unrest.

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