Albanian opposition lawmakers block capital's streets accusing government of corruption

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Albanian opposition lawmakers and protesters demand the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker cabinet until the 2025 parliamentary elections.

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00:00Albanian opposition lawmakers and hundreds of their supporters blocked the main streets

00:07of Tirana, the capital, on Tuesday, accusing the government, led by the Socialist Party

00:13of Prime Minister Edi Rama, of corruption, manipulating elections and seizing the powers

00:19of the judiciary.

00:20They demand it to be replaced by a technocratic caretaker cabinet, where experts rather than

00:26politicians make decisions until the 2025 parliamentary elections.

00:31Clashes broke out between protesters and anti-right police trying to clear the streets.

00:37The protests ended after three hours, with the opposition leaders pledging to continue

00:43with rallies all around the country.

00:45The Conservative Democratic Party and its supporters have also been protesting the arrests

00:50of their leader, Sali Barisha, claiming the corruption charges are politically motivated.

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