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2017 Albanian opposition protests
The Tent of Freedom, where the opposition held daily meetings with the supporters during the protest
Date
18 February 2017 – 18 May 2017 (3 months)
Location
Albania
Caused by
Corruption
Reported elections fraud
Illegal drugs trade
Goals
Removal of Prime Minister Edi Rama
Fighting illegal drugs trade and the involvement of government officials.
Opposition received Deputy Prime Minister and six ministerial positions
Parties
Albanian Opposition
Democratic Party of Albania
Republican Party of Albania
Unity for Human Rights Party
Red and Black Alliance
Government of Albania
Socialist Party of Albania
Socialist Movement for Integration
Lead figures
Lulzim Basha, Leader of the Opposition
Edi Rama, Prime Minister Ilir Meta, Speaker of the Parliament
The 2017 Albanian opposition protests were a series of anti-government protests, largely in Tirana, which centered around poverty, corruption, the illicit drug situation in Albania,[1] fear of electoral fraud in the parliamentary elections, and alleged manipulation of the voting process by the government.[2][3]
On 18 February 2017, thousands of government opposition protesters gathered on the main boulevard in Tirana to demand free elections and a technocratic government.[4] Protesters subsequently erected a tent, The Tent of Freedom, in which the opposition held daily meetings with supporters. The opposition announced that it would boycott the parliament until the government accepted dialogue on forming a technocratic government.
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