Albanian youth stage mass protests in Tirana and other cities, Rama tells Reuters: “I will not resign

As young people have taken to the streets in mass protests across Albania for three days, Prime Minister Edi Rama has told Reuters that he will not resign.

In written responses to Reuters, cited by DW, Rama said he would not allow violence to jeopardize Albania’s goal of joining the European Union.

“Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters on Thursday that he would not resign in the face of violent student-led protests, which have now entered their third consecutive day. In written responses to Reuters, Rama said he would not allow violence to jeopardize Albania’s goal of joining the European Union,” DW wrote on Facebook.