Egla Ceno at the 114th protest: patronage operatives threaten to fire people, even targeting their fifth cousins; Rama must leave

Actress Egla Ceno said today, during the 114th nationwide protest against the government, that citizens in Albania are afraid to protest because of pressure and threats from patronage operatives.

According to her, the latter warn protesters that they could be fired, with the threat extending even to their fifth cousins. Ceno also said that the administration has party-appointed bosses and that citizens have been denied their dignity.

The actress said that Edi Rama and his government must leave because, in her view, they have worn the people’s spirit down. She stressed that the people gathered in the square are not there on a whim, but to demand dignity.

Ceno called on protesters to remain united and not allow division until the government is brought down. In her speech, she described Edi Rama as a “cancer” and “a disgusting person,” asking him to take his sneakers and leave.