TIRANA, March 22 – The Democratic Party of Albania and its allies held their sixth national protest on Saturday along Martyrs of the Nation Boulevard, in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Tirana.

Organizers linked the protest to 22 March 1992, when the party won the country’s first pluralist elections after the fall of communism. Some supporters first gathered at party headquarters and then marched to the boulevard with party leader Sali Berisha and other representatives.

Organizers held the protest without speeches, describing it as a response to calls for concrete action.

Some protesters threw fireworks and Molotov cocktails toward the Prime Minister’s Office. Police responded with water cannons and tear gas.

Protesters then moved toward Skanderbeg Square. They threw projectiles toward the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy, and the municipality building. The Albanian State Police called on protesters to remain calm, avoid pyrotechnics, and not target officers. Police then used water cannons and tear gas to disperse groups.

Incidents continued near the Bank of Albania, where protesters targeted police vehicles with Molotov cocktails. Police used the same measures to disperse them.

Protesters later moved through the former Blloku area and Wilson Square, before returning to the main boulevard. Near the National Agency for Information Society, they again threw Molotov cocktails toward police. Officers responded with tear gas and water cannons.

Clashes also took place near the parliament building, where police blocked protesters from approaching.

The protest lasted nearly three hours and remained tense, with repeated confrontations between protesters and police near several state institutions.

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