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Thu Jun 11, 2026, 12:50 PM Thursday

Albania protests swell as opposition to Kushner resort persists

By Fatos Bytyci and Edward McAllister

TIRANA, June 10 (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets of Albania's capital Tirana on Wednesday in the largest demonstration yet against ‌the development of a luxury resort planned by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law ‌Jared Kushner.

The project, expected to cost around 5 billion euros, has provoked outrage in the Balkan country because of ​its location near a protected wetland home to flamingoes, seals and sea turtle nesting sites, but also for a perceived lack of transparency surrounding the plans designed by foreign investors.

Protesters held signs that said "Albania is not for sale" and chanted "New Albania" outside Prime Minister Edi Rama's office ‌as the crowd stretched half a ⁠mile down one of the city's main boulevards.

"The project in Zvernec is a project ... with no transparency. And this is the apotheosis of ⁠what has been happening in Albania for the last 35 years. So today, enough is enough," said protester Leand Lakrori.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/albania-protests-swell-opposition-kushner-201250979.html

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