{"id":644,"date":"2024-11-26T20:05:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/26\/albanian-opposition-supporters-block-the-capitals-streets-in-an-anti-government-rally\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T20:05:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:05:14","slug":"albanian-opposition-supporters-block-the-capitals-streets-in-an-anti-government-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/26\/albanian-opposition-supporters-block-the-capitals-streets-in-an-anti-government-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Albanian opposition supporters block the capital\u2019s streets in an anti-government rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1254605\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/albanian-protest-ap-320x200.jpg?v=1732650542\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/albanian-protest-ap.jpg?v=1732650542\" alt=\"Albanian opposition supporters block the capital\u2019s streets in an anti-government rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/albanian-protest-ap-960x600.jpg?v=1732650543\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>Opposition Supporters and riot police run out of a gas canister thrown by Albania\u2019s police during a protest, in Tirana, Albania , Tuesday, November 26, 2024 over the arrests of their leader Sali Berisha and former President Ilir Meta in separate corruption cases, saying the charges are politically motivated. [AP]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Albanian opposition lawmakers and their supporters blocked the capital\u2019s main streets for hours Tuesday accusing the government of corruption and demanding it be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet until 2025 parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of activists blocked traffic at Tirana\u2019s main intersections accusing the Socialist Party of Prime Minister Edi Rama of corruption, manipulating earlier elections and usurping the powers of the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>Led by lawmakers, opposition supporters \u2013 some coming from other cities \u2013 were involved in sporadic clashes with anti-riot police trying to clear the streets. Others sat down in the street or tried to push police officers away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRama go away,\u201d was a call repeated by protesters in many places.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of police officers were deployed to protect government buildings and keep streets clear for traffic and preserve order. They used water guns mounted on trucks to keep protesters away from City Hall and Wilson Square, and tear gas in at least in one case.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative Democratic Party and its supporters in an opposition coalition also have been holding protests over the arrests of their leader Sali Berisha and former President Ilir Meta in separate corruption cases, saying the charges are politically motivated. 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