Archive · Politics
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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- DiplomacyOcasio-Cortez and Ritchie Torres condemn violence against protesters in Albania: De-escalateTwo U.S. Democratic members of Congress call on the Albanian government to respect the right to peaceful protest after a week of clashes in Tirana.
- DiplomacyRama at the Berlin Process summit in Budva; Merz: Don't pour gasoline on the fire of the pastWestern Balkan leaders gathered in Montenegro, where the German chancellor warned against divisive rhetoric and Commissioner Kos urged Albania not to slow the pace of reforms.
- ParliamentChaos in Parliament: Noka grabs Balla's microphone, PD blocks the podium and PS votes bills by show of cardsThursday's plenary session, whose agenda included an urgent interpellation of Interior Minister Ervin Demo, turned into a physical clash between lawmakers, while outside students protested for a 10th day.
- Politics“Don't touch the students!”: Lecturers march on Parliament as medical students join the protestOn the 10th day of the protest, lecturers set out from the Polytechnic toward Parliament, while union leader Sandër Kovaçi warned they will be back on the streets tomorrow at 10 a.m.
- PartiesKëlliçi from the podium: PD demands Rama's resignation, a caretaker government and the dissolution of ParliamentThe Democratic lawmaker told the plenary session that PD's parliamentary group will stand by the students and condemned what he called “brutish” police violence against young people.
- GovernmentAfter the burned chairs, Rama places dialogue invitations on stone benches outside the Prime Minister's OfficeThe prime minister posted a video Thursday morning with his third invitation to protesters, a day after the previous chairs were thrown and burned on the boulevard.
