Albanian police have been criticised by international media freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders for “deliberately” targeting clearly identifiable journalists with water cannons and tear gas following Saturday’s unrest. On Saturday, a conflict took place at the Democratic Party headquarters in Tirana as supporters of party founder and ex-prime minister and president Sali Berisha stormed the
The leadership of the opposition Democratic Party (PD) under Lulzim Basha has voted to expel ex prime minister and president Sali Berisha from the party. In a meeting that lasted into the early hours of the morning, the leadership also voted to expel members of the Provisional Committee established after the December 11 convention initiated
The European Commission has chosen to remain silent over the demonstrations that rocked Tirana over the weekend as tensions between two factions of the Democratic Party came to a head. On Saturday (8 January), ex-prime minister and president Sali Berisha led a crowd of supporters to the PD headquarters in Tirana. They then attacked the
Images of violence in and around the headquarters of the opposition Democratic Party of Albania could be seen on Saturday and prompted criticism. However, unpacking the context that led to this event is important for understanding recent political developments in Albania. The DP’s electoral defeat in the April 25, 2021 general elections was the last
Following Saturday’s storming of Democratic Party headquarters by its own members, Prime Minister Edi Rama has reacted to the opposition party’s internal conflict by calling the warring leaders “clowns” and “political corpses”. A violent protest erupted on Saturday as supporters of the ex-prime minister, president, and persona non-grata in the US, Sali Berisha, attempted to
The Albanian capital of Tirana was rocked by protests yesterday as one warring faction of the opposition Democratic Party (PD) used force to enter their own headquarters. Police special forces dispersed demonstrators, and several arrests were made. The conflict came after the founder of the party and ex-prime minister and president Sali Berisha was declared
Democratic Party (PD) chairman Lulzim Basha and former Prime Minister Sali Berisha held simultaneous press conferences to discuss today’s protest at the PD headquarters. Basha invited Albanian media to visit the headquarters to assess the damage done today by protestors. He then held a press conference where he condemned Berisha for the violence his supporters
Hundreds of protestors and supporters of Sali Berisha gathered at the headquarters of the Democratic Party headquarters in Tirana. They attempted to enter the building and expel chairman Lulzim Basha before they were disbanded by the police with water cannons and tear gas. Democratic Party Headquarters in Tirana Police Disbanding the Protest
Sali Berisha has called for a stop to today’s protest for taking back control of the Democratic Party’s headquarters but has warned that protests will continue. At 10 a.m. this morning, hundreds Berisha supporters gathered at the PD headquarters in Tirana as chairman Lulzim Basha and other PD members reportedly held a meeting inside. Protestors
Albanian police have used tear gas and water to disband the protest before the Democratic Party headquarters in Tirana. Since 11 a.m. this morning, hundreds of supporters of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha had joined him in an attempt to take back the PD’s headquarters from chairman Luzlim Basha. Protestors used hammers to smash down