The German newspaper, Frankfurter Rundschau, has devoted an article to the mass protests that are taking place every day against Prime Minister Edi Rama, emphasizing that the citizens’ indignation has expanded beyond the environmental issue.
The media writes how the protest against the project started in Zvërnec, while adding that the demonstrators are now demanding not only the ban of the planned project, but also the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama
“The protests, now known as the ‘Flamingo Revolution’, have long expanded beyond environmental concerns. Demonstrators are demanding an immediate halt to construction, but also the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who has governed for 13 years and strongly defends the project,” the newspaper writes.
The newspaper also points out that the “Flamingo Revolution” has attracted the attention of all of Europe.
“What it has turned into has surprised even the most experienced observers: thousands of people take to the streets of Tirana every day, a protest movement that has attracted the attention of all of Europe: the ‘Flamingo Revolution’. Albanians from abroad are traveling to their homeland specifically to participate. Last weekend, crowds gathered in record numbers,” the article says.
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Since the end of May, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Albanian capital every day. The reason: a luxury resort worth several billion dollars that Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, together with an Albanian investor, are planning on the southern coast of the country – right in the middle of a nature reserve.
The project will be built in Zvërnec, about 150 kilometers southwest of Tirana, in one of the last untouched coastal areas of the Albanian Adriatic – a place where flamingos breed. Demonstrators tore down barriers on Kakome beach and chanted: “The beaches belong to the people, not the oligarchs.”
The images went viral. What happened next surprised even seasoned observers – the video shows how dramatically the situation has escalated since then.
Criminal proceedings and calls for resignation: How far will the government of Albania go?
The protests, now known as the “Flamingo Revolution,” have long expanded beyond environmental concerns. Demonstrators are demanding an immediate stop to construction, but also the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who has governed for 13 years and strongly defends the project.
Albanian authorities have initiated criminal proceedings against dozens of protesters, recently against 27 others. Arrest warrants have also been requested. It started at the end of May with clashes between police and demonstrators on a beach in the south of Albania.
What has turned into it has surprised even the most experienced observers: thousands of people take to the streets of Tirana every day, a protest movement that has attracted the attention of all of Europe: the “Flamingo Revolution”. Albanians from abroad are traveling to their homeland specifically to participate. Last weekend, the crowds gathered in record numbers.
