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"All of Albania has taken to the streets", major German newspaper: Albanians demand Rama's resignation
2026-06-23 13:42:28 / POLITIKË
German media have paid attention to the protests taking place in Albania, reporting that the country has been facing ongoing demonstrations for weeks related to a tourism project in the Zvërnec area.
According to the article, since the end of May, thousands of citizens have taken to the streets of Tirana and other cities to oppose the construction in Zvërnec. Protesters have organized numerous rallies and marches, and in one of them they tore down barriers on Kakomesë beach, chanting: “The beaches belong to the people, not the oligarchs.” Footage from the protest has been widely shared on social media.
For 21 days now, Albania has been 'conquered', a luxury Trump resort in a protected natural area has brought an entire country out into the street.
Since late May, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Albanian capital every day. The cause is a multi-billion dollar luxury resort that Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, are planning to build together with an Albanian investor on the country's southern coast - right in the middle of a protected natural area.
The project is planned to be built in Zvërnec, about 150 kilometers southwest of Tirana, on one of the last untouched coastal areas of the Albanian Adriatic, known as a habitat for breeding flamingos. Demonstrators tore down barriers on Kakomesë beach and chanted: “The beaches belong to the people, not the oligarchs.” The footage quickly spread online. What happened next surprised even the most experienced observers – the video shows how the situation has escalated dramatically since then.
Criminal proceedings and calls for resignation: How far will the Albanian government go?
The protests, now known as the “Flamingo Revolution,” have long transcended environmental issues. Demonstrators are demanding an immediate halt to construction and the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who has governed the country for 13 years and has strongly defended the project.
Albanian authorities have initiated criminal proceedings against dozens of protesters, and recently opened cases against 27 more people. Arrest warrants have also been requested.
It all started in late May with clashes between police and protesters on a beach in southern Albania. What followed has surprised even the most seasoned observers: every day thousands of people fill the streets of Tirana, creating a protest movement that has caught the attention of all of Europe – the “Flamingo Revolution.”
Many Albanians living abroad have even traveled specifically to their homeland to join the protests. Last weekend, the largest number of participants gathered since their inception.
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