00:00The so-called Pink Flamingo Revolution is taking on the dimensions of an anti-government uprising in Albania.
00:07The protests, which began in early May as an environmental demonstration against the construction of a luxury hotel complex by
00:14the Trump family in a protected area in the southwestern part of the country, has turned into a widespread movement
00:20against corruption.
00:22We are here to say no more, no more to corrupt officials who are playing with our lives.
00:29Today, the Albanian citizens are saying no more.
00:34Saturday's demonstration in Tirana is considered the largest since the protests began.
00:39Thousands of citizens holding giant pink flamingos, the symbol of the protest, personally targeted Prime Minister Eddie Rama,
00:46chanting slogans and waving a giant cement-colored cake during the rally which coincided with his birthday.
00:53Subsequently, a group of protestors broke away from the main march and headed towards the police station,
01:00where the 19 people arrested during Thursday's demonstrations near the parliament building are being held.
01:05The angry crowd smashed the windows of the police precinct and incited chaos demanding their release.
01:13The angry crowd of Alex
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