Government
Rama renews offer of dialogue with protesters: ready at any time and without conditions
The prime minister asked the protest organizers to distance themselves from violence and support peaceful rallies.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
October 19, 2026, 13:02 · Updated 12:20 · 1 min read
In brief
- Rama repeated that the government is ready to sit down for dialogue without conditions.
- He asked the organizers to clearly dissociate themselves from stone-throwing, arson and the use of minors.
- The prime minister called the violence the work of a “pseudo-student” movement.
Prime Minister Edi Rama on Monday repeated his invitation to dialogue to the protesters, declaring that the government is ready to talk at any time, anywhere and without setting preconditions.
In his statement, Rama called on the protest organizers to set an example by starting talks and by supporting only peaceful forms of protest. “Go ahead, DIALOGUE. Wherever you want. Whenever you want. Without conditions,” he wrote.
The head of government asked the protesters to publicly distance themselves from stone-throwing, arson attacks on institutions and the involvement of minors in clashes. He warned of the risk of escalation and stressed that protecting life, dignity and public safety must be the priority.
Rama distinguished the right to peaceful protest from violence, which he attributed to people who, according to him, are leading a “pseudo-student” movement.
The invitation came on the seventh day of protests in the capital, which began with demands over conditions in education and the cost of studying and later broadened to calls for the government's resignation.
