Albania’s prime minister vows not to resign over student-led protests

<p>Demonstrators demand resignation of Edi Rama after three days of clashes in capital Tirana</p><p>Albania’s prime minister has said he will not resign as a protest movement, initially prompted by a proposal to build a Trump family-backed resort in the Balkan state, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/14/student-protests-tirana-albania-police-clashes">turned violent</a> with clashes convulsing the capital for a third consecutive day.</p><p>Speaking on Thursday after calls by students who this week assumed control of the anti-government demonstrations <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/22/albania-protests-jared-kushner-ivanka-trump-resort-sazan-island-anger-government">that have rattled Tirana since June</a>, Edi Rama said: “Governments are changed through democratic elections. We had elections last year, not a revolution.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/albania-prime-minister-edi-rama-vows-not-to-resign-student-led-protests">Continue reading...</a>