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A protester throws a petrol bomb at police during an anti-government rally, in Tirana, Albania, October 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)

Hundreds were arrested as masked protesters hurled stones and firebombs at police in Albania’s capital on Saturday on the margins of a fresh anti-government demonstration demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.

The leaderless demonstrations had started peacefully in May over perceived corruption, triggered by opposition to a luxury hotel project in a protected nature reserve that is linked to US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Since mid-October, they have morphed into a wave of often violent protests also railing against shortcomings in the health system and the lack of prospects for young people, including a lack of jobs and poor education standards.

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Demonstrators demanding Rama’s resignation have set fire to government buildings and banks, smashed shop windows and pulled up…