Albanian protesters rally, pitch tent to demand free elections


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  • Sunday, 19 Feb 2017

Supporters of the opposition Democratic Party take part in an anti-government protest in front of the office of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Florion Goga

TIRANA (Reuters) - Members of Albania's opposition Democratic Party pitched a giant tent outside Prime Minister Edi Rama's office on Saturday after thousands of protesters rallied to demand free elections and a technocrat government.

Seven years ago, Rama put up tents outside his predecessor's office to demand a vote recount after a disputed parliamentary election, making the opposition's 300-square-metre (3,230-square-foot) tent politically symbolic.

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