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Police fire tear gas as Albania opposition protest turns violent

At least 16 police were injured and 13 people arrested as opposition leader Sali Berisha’s supporters clashed with security forces in Tirana over corruption claims.

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Violence breaks out at anti-government protest in Albanian capital

Riot police have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters throwing Molotov cocktails and flares during a demonstration in central Tirana by thousands of opposition supporters demanding the resignation of Albania’s government

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Clashes erupt during anti-government protest in Albanian capital Tirana

The demonstrations were led by opposition leader and former prime minister Sali Berisha, and drew thousands of people who gathered in front of Tirana's main government building.

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Fatos Nano obituary

Politician who helped steer Albania’s chaotic transition in the early 1990s from communist rule to fledgling market economy

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Experts Question Albania's AI-generated Minister

Last week, Albania announced that an AI-generated minister would take charge of a new public tenders portfolio.

International Business Times

Albania's prime minister thanks voters for landslide win and pledges EU membership by 2030

Albania's prime minister has thanked hundreds of thousands of voters who supported his Socialist Party in the last parliamentary elections, backing his pledge to take the country into the European Union in five years

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Albanian preliminary polls results show a clear win for the ruling Socialists

Preliminary results in Albania’s parliamentary elections give a clear victory to the ruling Socialist Party which attracted voters supporting the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term

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Edi Rama set to win record fourth term as PM in Albania elections

Socialists sail towards victory with 94% of votes counted in poll seen as pivotal to country’s hopes of joining EU

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Albanians Vote In Election Seen As Key Test Of EU Path

Albanians were voting Sunday to decide whether to give Prime Minister Edi Rama a fourth term or side with his longstanding rival in an election seen as crucial for the country's European Union ambitions.

International Business Times

Albania elections: Prime Minister Edi Rama seeks fourth term in office

Polls show Rama, who has promised EU membership in the next five years, has a commanding lead over his old rival Sali Berisha, who has been weakened by a corruption probe.

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Albania’s PM tries for fourth term with promise of joining Europe

This election cycle sees 2,046 candidates from 11 political groups

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Albania votes in general elections as PM Edi Rama seeks a fourth term

A weary electorate votes in parliamentary elections after campaign dominated by EU hopes and political corruption.

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Albania election a litmus test for EU accession amid deep divides

Albanians head to the polls on Sunday for legislative elections seen as crucial to gauging the country's democratic development, and its progress towards its goal of a European future.

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Albanian opposition protests TikTok ban alleging censorship ahead of election

Albania’s opposition has protested the left-wing government’s decision to shut down TikTok, calling the move censorship ahead of May 11 parliamentary elections

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Albania's opposition violently interrupt parliament session after lawmaker is sentenced to prison

Albanian opposition lawmakers have violently disrupted a Parliament session to protest the imprisonment of a fellow legislator for alleged slander

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Albania's former prime minister Sali Berisha is formally charged with corruption

Former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha says he has been formally charged with corruption in connection with a property deal, describing the move as politically motivated

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Albania's ex-Prime Minister Berisha put under house arrest while investigated for corruption

An Albanian court has ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is being investigated for possible corruption

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Albania's parliament lifts the legal immunity of former prime minister Sali Berisha

Albania’s parliament has voted to lift the legal immunity of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is being probed for possible corruption

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Smoke bombs in parliament as Albania’s former leader stripped of immunity

Supporters protest as former president and prime minister Sali Berisha faces probable arrest over corruption allegations

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Albania's parliament lifts the legal immunity of former prime minister Sali Berisha

Albania’s parliament has voted to lift the legal immunity of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is accused of corruption

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Albanian lawmakers discuss lifting former prime minister's immunity as his supporters protest

Supporters of Albania’s opposition Democratic Party are protesting while a parliamentary commission discusses whether to lift the immunity from prosecution of the party’s leader

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Prosecutors want a former Albanian prime minister under house arrest on corruption charges

Albanian prosecutors have asked lawmakers to strip former Prime Minister Sali Berisha of his parliamentary immunity because he did not abide by their previous decision to report regularly while he is being investigated for corruption

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Why the Albanian opposition is disrupting parliament with flares, makeshift barricades and fires

For months, Albanian opposition parties have used flares and noise to disrupt Parliament, in protest at what they describe as the authoritarian rule of the governing Socialist Party

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The Albanian opposition disrupts a Parliament vote on the budget with flares and piled-up chairs

Albanian opposition lawmakers have disrupted the Parliament’s session again to protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists

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Albania's opposition tries to disrupt a parliament session in protest against ruling Socialists

Albanian opposition lawmakers have caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a session in protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists

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