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In the 21st anti-government protest, participants demanded the resignation of Edi Rama, but also rejected the old political class. Among the strongest chants were "New Albania", "Rama in prison" and "Berisha in prison".
Unusual scenes in the capital. Thousands of protesters have filled the entire boulevard from Skanderbeg Square to the Prime Minister's Office, in what is considered the largest protest since the movement began 21 days ago.
A stream of people has invaded the center of Tirana this evening, creating one of the largest protests in recent years. The "Martyrs of the Nation" Boulevard has been filled from one end to the other with protesters from all over Albania, but also from the diaspora, in a mobilization that organizers and participants consider historic.
Red and black flags, banners, national symbols and calls against the government have dominated the atmosphere, while thousands of citizens have marched towards the Prime Minister's Office on the 21st day of protests that began after the developments in Zvërnec and have now turned into a movement against the government and the political class.
The participation of the diaspora was one of the most prominent elements of today's protest. Thousands of Albanians from various European countries joined the crowd, turning the boulevard into a sea of red and black flags.
Among the chants that dominated the protest were "Rama go away", "Rama resign", "Rama in prison", "Berisha in prison", "New Albania" and "Your end has come".
One of the protesters said that the movement does not only aim to remove Edi Rama, but also calls for a radical change in the political class.
" New Albania, the first point we want is that you not be part of it. We want a new Albania, with people who are not thieves like you. We want a new Albania, with Albanians who love Albania and who will work for the people and not for their pockets. We do not negotiate this with the prime minister ," she said.
According to the protester, the citizens' message is clear and spares neither the government nor the traditional opposition.
" The citizens have a simple demand: Rama in prison, Berisha in prison ," she declared amid applause from the protesters.
In an appeal to Democratic Party supporters, she urged that the protest not be seen as a clash between parties.
" I have a call for all the DP members who have come. I invite them to come as citizens. There is no need for division. The goal is a new, untainted political class. Justice decides who will go to prison. Albanians support SPAK ," she said.
Three weeks after the protests began, today's turnout and the complete filling of the boulevard constitute the largest demonstration of the strength of this movement to date, which is increasingly articulating the demand for the removal of Edi Rama and for a "New Albania" outside the boundaries of traditional politics.
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