FLASH
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Thousands of citizens once again gathered in Skanderbeg Square and along the "Martyrs of the Nation" boulevard on the 24th day of the protest against the 36-year-old political caste, as they express it, while the leitmotif of all the rallies is the call to the Prime Minister "Rama, resign."
Citizens have been defying the high temperatures for days, continuing their protests, showing resilience and determination, while most of them have attracted the attention of international media. The protest has been dubbed the "flamendo revolution" and what is special about it is that citizens protest peacefully, avoiding incidents or provocations.
"Rama, resign", "Rama in prison, Berisha in prison" are the two most frequent calls during the protests that began on the last day of May and continue without stopping, as the protesters have also formed a statement with clear demands addressed to Edi Rama, demanding his resignation and the creation of a transitional government, with a 1-year mandate, to fulfill the conditions for free and fair elections.
"When they love you, they are the people, when they protest, they are used," is one of the banners displayed at today's protest, which seems to mock the positions and labels that Edi Rama has placed on the protesters.
The protests have created an unpleasant situation for Prime Minister Rama, who, after identifying the social media “algorithm” as his next enemy, has “targeted” specific protesters and then attacked them, followed by Socialist MPs who continue their attacks with the same “objective.” The attacks seem to be aimed at dividing the protesters, who have declared that they have no intention of backing down until Edi Rama resigns as Prime Minister.
The latter has raised the alibi that citizens are mainly being abused in the protest, while he has tried to link their massiveness to the participation in the rallies of Albanians from North Macedonia or Kosovo. The Prime Minister appeared concerned when Albanians living and working in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland or France arrived in Tirana, who joined the protest last Saturday and Sunday. Rama and SP deputies tried to create the alibi that those who came to the protest are not the Albanian diaspora, but citizens of Kosovo and North Macedonia.
So far, all the mechanisms that Rama is using to stifle the protest have failed, while it remains to be seen how long the "flamingo revolution" will continue and how long Rama can resist such protests, which have begun to escalate and could turn into 24-hour rallies, which could lead to the paralysis of social and economic life.
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