Albanian opposition protests budget in parliament with smoke bombs and fire

An MP of the Democratic Party, Albania's biggest opposition party, lights a coloured smoke bomb as a sign of protest during a parliament session in Tirana, Albania, November 20, 2023 REUTERS/Florion Goga

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's opposition Democratic Party members set off smoke bombs and lit a small fire, quickly extinguished, in the middle of parliament on Monday in a failed bit to stop the chamber from voting on the 2024 budget.

MPs piled chairs in the centre of the chamber and red, green and purple smoke filled the air as security kept protesters back from the seat of Prime Minister Edi Rama.