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The 30th anti-government protest continued this Monday in front of the Prime Minister's Office building, while some of the protesters returned to the Polytechnic University to retrieve the banner that was removed by security guards.
After clashing with security forces, citizens managed to reclaim the banner with the inscription "The end has come for you! Albania is not for sale", which they warned they would put back up.
Meanwhile, the rest of the protesters remained in front of the Prime Minister's Office, where the main speeches of the rally were delivered.
Among them was journalist Klevin Muka, who took to the podium with an empty water can in his hand, using it as a symbol of the lack of one of the most basic services in the country.
"Here I am with a symbol, with an empty water can. I want to give an answer to those who ask why you are protesting. Does the expression 'the water has come' remind you of anything? We have been wandering around for 36 years with cans in our hands to fill up with water, when we are the second country in Europe for water resources. How incompetent has this political caste been in providing essential things? After 36 years, we are still talking about drinking water," he said.
He then shifted his focus to fuel prices, accusing the political class of corruption and mismanagement.
"Therefore, it is very important to say enough is enough to those who have drunk the blood of this nation by not guaranteeing the most basic things like drinking water, while we are the only country in the region that has oil resources and sources and the country that has the most expensive oil in the region because they steal from us everywhere! Our blood, the blood of martyrs, is not sold for a salary!" , the journalist said.
At the end of his speech, Muka called on citizens not to withdraw from the protest, linking it to the future of the younger generations.
"Maybe you will have one more plate on the table, a better car, but nothing makes sense when you don't have an identity! And one last message, this is where history is divided. If our children will be citizens of the world, the square here will determine it! For those who ask when the protests will end, they will end when we win here!", he declared.
Activist Edison Lika also took the floor, saying that the protest has shaken the political system built over the years.
"The protest struck at the heart of the old system. It dealt a blow to the political establishment, the captive media, and the oligarchs who have kept it in power," he said.
This Monday's protest marked the 30th consecutive day of civic mobilization, while the organizers' main demand remains the resignation and investigation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. After speeches in front of the Prime Minister's Office, the protesters are expected to continue marching through the main streets of the capital.
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