Italian media “L’Espresso” has paid attention to the attacks of Prime Minister Edi Rama against the protesters, who have continued for about two months in the square in front of the Prime Minister’s Office, demanding his removal from power.

In an article, the media refers to the prime minister’s statements yesterday during a live video on social media, where he again labeled the protesters as “crows and ravens.”

“His tone became contemptuous when he emphasized the distance between the two categories he himself created. He expressed respect for the ‘flamingos’ (‘They taught me a lot.’) For the others, he spoke very differently: ‘As for the crows and ravens, I feel only disgust. They scream, curse, sing vulgar words, and believe they can change the world. They change nothing and will have no chance here in Albania,’ the article quotes.

The media also describes the protest as the biggest anti-government movement in years in Albania, while mentioning how the prime minister has tried to quell it using mockery and conspiracy theories about foreign interference.

“This is not the first time Rama has attacked the flamingo movement. From the first weeks, the prime minister has alternated between mockery and conspiracy theories: he dismissed the protests as an ‘imaginary flamingo revolution,’ evoked a ‘hybrid war’ piloted from abroad – involving Iran and Greece in this situation – and, in an interview with the Financial Times, told the protesters ‘to hell,'” the article further states.

Full article:

Edi Rama is not backing down. Nearly two months after protests swept Tirana (and beyond), the Albanian prime minister returned today to his attack on the so-called “Flamingo Revolution” movement – demonstrations that began at the end of May against a mega-resort linked to Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in the protected area of Vjosa-Narta. This has become the biggest anti-government protest in years, with calls for the prime minister’s resignation, who has been in power since 2013.

In an online dialogue with citizens, Rama divided the path of the demonstrations into two parts: on one side the “flamingos,” on the other the “crows and ravens.” “This path is clearly divided for me, because it is divided by history,” he said. “The story of the flamingos” would be that of the “new Albania”; that of the “crows and ravens that have invaded” would simply be “the past presenting itself in very dangerous and disturbing forms.”

His tone became contemptuous when he emphasized the distance between the two categories he himself created. He expressed respect for the “flamingos” (“They taught me a lot.”) For the others, he spoke very differently: “As for the crows and ravens, I feel only disgust. They scream, curse, sing vulgar words in chorus and believe they can change the world. They change nothing and will have no chance here in Albania.”

The prime minister repeated his attack on “right-wing and left-wing extremism” composed of “charlatans, illusionists, ignoramuses and failures filled with rage”; on the other hand, his economic agenda – the “Mountain Package,” major investments and an increase in GDP from 27 to 35 billion euros by 2030. “This is the story of the future,” he repeated. He also criticized those who question the presence of foreigners and foreign capital: those who call for “an Albania only for Albanians” would represent “the worst thing that could happen to this country.”

This is not the first time Rama has attacked the flamingo movement. From the first weeks, the prime minister has alternated between mockery and conspiracy theories: he dismissed the protests as an ‘imaginary flamingo revolution,’ evoked a ‘hybrid war’ piloted from abroad – involving Iran and Greece in this situation – and, in an interview with the Financial Times, told the protesters ‘to hell’.

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