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Albania’s Summer Tourism Faces Risk as Anti-Government Protests Spread
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100% centerFirst reported by N12 · Jun 15, 2026
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What happened
Anti-government protests in Albania are threatening the country’s summer tourism season, prompting cancellations and industry alarm. Prime Minister Edi Rama says the unrest is hurting the economy, while demonstrators continue daily rallies and celebrated a ruling-party lawmaker’s defection.
- 01Tourism businesses report foreign cancellations as protests enter their third week.
- 02Vlora had posted 13% growth in spring tourism before the unrest intensified.
- 03Edi Rama called the crisis self-inflicted economic sabotage.
- 04Protesters reached day 15 in Tirana and demanded Rama’s resignation.
- 05A Socialist Party lawmaker from Shkodra quit the parliamentary group and became independent.
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