Supporters of the opposition in Albania came out in protest, with people demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and accusing him of corruption, reported "Reuters", quoted by BTA.
Thousands of Democratic Party supporters gathered in front of Rama's office and later in front of the office of the mayor of Tirana, who is also from the prime minister's Socialist Party, targeting the building of the government and the town hall with petrol bombs.
Police put out the fires from the bombs and there were no reports of injuries or more serious clashes between police and protesters, who were also screaming for the release of opposition leader Sali Berisha who was being held under house arrest and investigated for alleged corruption, while Prime Minister between 2005-2013
Berisha has denied wrongdoing, accusing Rama of a political vendetta aimed at silencing opponents. The current prime minister has denied this accusation several times, while prosecutors have not yet decided whether to bring formal charges against Berisha.
By video link, Berisha said that "Albania is the only country in Europe whose opposition leader is under political arrest without any facts, evidence or documents" and pointed out that Edi Rama wants "Albania without Albanians, without opposition and without justice".
Berisha called on his supporters to participate in the protest to force the government to hold early elections.
Rama has been in power since 2013 and since then has won all parliamentary and local elections.