After several hours without visible incidents, the situation outside the Prime Minister’s Office escalated with the first signs of tension. Pyrotechnic devices were thrown toward the building during the protest, while a chair was burned by protesters as a symbolic gesture against the prime minister’s call for dialogue.
Calm was broken after a long day
The protest outside the Prime Minister’s Office began in relative calm, but as the hours passed the situation changed. In the later hours, the first acts of tension were recorded near the government building.
The episode marked the shift from a gathering without visible developments to a scene of symbolic confrontation and the use of pyrotechnic devices.
Firecrackers and Molotov cocktails were thrown toward the building
According to information reported from the scene, a firecracker was thrown first, followed later by Molotov cocktails in the direction of the Prime Minister’s Office.
At this stage, there are no further official details on the concrete consequences of this moment or whether there are any injured people.
The burned chair as a political message
Another action by the protesters was setting a chair on fire, in what was presented as a symbolic act.
The message was linked to Edi Rama’s request for dialogue, which the protesters chose to oppose publicly in a demonstrative way.
Footage from the protest shows that the several hours of calm outside the Prime Minister’s Office did not last until the end.
It remains to be seen whether the incidents will remain isolated or will again be used by politics to reinforce its respective versions of the protest.