Clashes as protesters call on government to resign – DW – 10/08/2024

Albania’s opposition has been holding protests at parliament against the current governmentImage: Florion Goga/REUTERS

What else has prompted the recent protests?

Former Prime Minister Sali Berisha’s Democratic Party has also been holding protests at parliament in the past week after party official Ervin Salianji was imprisoned over “giving false testimony.” 

The party says the case is politically motivated.

The Democrats are also seeking Berisha’s release from house arrest. The former prime minister has been confined to his house since last year on charges of “passive corruption.”

Opposition leader Sali Berisha has been under house arrest for almost a yearImage: Armando Babani/AP/picture alliance

Both the US and the European Union (EU) have urged the opposition to engage in dialogue with the government, saying violence won’t help the country integrate into the bloc.

Later this month, Albania will start discussions with the EU as to how the country aligns with it on the rule of law, the functioning of democratic institutions and the fight against corruption.

This comes after the bloc’s 2020 decision to start full membership negotiations with Tirana.

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