The rally that started for Zvërnec is getting bigger and bigger. Today's protest is dominated by messages against the government, but also against the entire political class.
Hundreds of citizens who initially gathered at Skanderbeg Square have now settled in front of the Prime Minister's Office building, where the fifth protest against the Zvërnec project is taking place. Compared to previous days, the turnout seems even higher, while the boulevard in front of the government headquarters is filled with protesters who continue to arrive from different directions.
If at first the protests focused mainly on opposing the tourist project in Zvërnec, today's rally is characterized by a significantly more political tone. Among the protesters' banners and calls, the demands for the removal of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who is considered by the participants to be primarily responsible for the project and the way it is being managed, dominate.
The crowd is constantly chanting slogans such as "Rama go away", "Rama in prison", while there is no shortage of slogans against the leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha. One of the most frequently repeated slogans during the protest is "Rama in prison, Berisha in prison", reflecting the dissatisfaction of some of the protesters towards the entire political class.
The protest was attended by civil society activists, environmentalists, youth, and citizens from various cities across the country. Many of them held banners against the government, while others expressed their opposition to what they consider the opposition's cooperation and silence on issues of public interest.
The rally is taking place in a politically tense atmosphere, while organizers have called for the protests to continue in the coming days. As the days pass, the protest seems to be moving away from its exclusively environmental character and is becoming a broader platform of dissatisfaction with the Albanian government and political elite.
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