Flamingo Revolution may forge Albania’s future political elites | News in Depth

Albanian protests against the development of a pristine wildlife reserve into a playground for the rich have mobilized people from all walks of life, but especially young people. Saying the people are against the project spearheaded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner would be oversimplifying it. What motivates the protesters goes much deeper.

The reigns of power in Albania have been held by “a very stagnant political elite (...) for many, many, many years. They change seats. Sometimes they’re in the government, sometimes they're in the opposition,” said TVP World’s Natalia Komarow, who travelled to Albania to report on the protests.

The protesters “are demanding a complete change of political establishment. (...) This is not something that happens overnight. These new elites need to be formed. Maybe they’re being formed right now on the streets. I think what we see is a civil society being born there,” Komarow added.

Join News in Depth’s host and his guest as they discuss why a project that is advertised by the government and the opposition alike as a chance to bring more money to the country does not impress the Albanians, how it became possible for the construction of a luxury resort in a nature reserve to be greenlit in the first place, and how these protests and the way the government approaches them might affect Albania’s EU aspirations.

You can watch Natalia Komarow’s full report, Inside the Flamingo Revolution, here.

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