Albania is (not) for sale!
Citizens have turned protests into a space where several generations revolt together.
The protest transformed from local opposition to the enclosure into a broader revolt against the privatization of public spaces and assets, as well as against a governing model that privatizes and sells common goods.
Sidorela Vatnikaj during the protests in Albania. Photography: Author's archive.
There are calls for the resignation of the prime minister and the government for establishing a system that benefits only oligarchs and not citizens.
“Narta is ours!” But so is every other corner of Albania, and no oligarch will be given or sold anything.
Regardless of how it develops further, it has already produced a noticeable political and social effect.
Sidorela Vatnikaj
Sidorela Vatnikaj is an activist from Tirana, engaged for years against the privatization of public property, gentrification, corruption and policies that harm the public interest in Albania. Sidorela has completed her master’s studies in economics and law.
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This story was originally written in Albanian.