2019–2021 Albanian political crisis

2019–2021 Albanian political crisis
2019–2021 Albanian political crisis
Date	16 February 2019 – 25 April 2021; (5 years, 1 month and 24 days)
Location	Albania
Caused by	Suspected vote buying in the 2017 Albanian parliamentary election; Corruption; Organized crime in the government;
Goals	Removal of Edi Rama as Prime Minister; New elections;
Methods	Protests; Civil disobedience; Barricades; Blocking traffic; Rioting; Insurgency; Vandalism;
Status	Stopped;
Lead figures
	Lulzim Basha; Opposition Leader Democratic Party of Albania; Socialist Movement for Integration; Party for Justice, Integration and Unity; Republican Party of Albania; Edi Rama; Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania Socialist Party of Albania;

Starting from 16 February 2019, the opposition parties organized a series of protests and rallies against the government to demand new elections and the formation of a technocrat government that would ensure the fairness of the electoral process, citing electoral fraud and corruption in the government as the main reasons for the need for change.

The opposition coalition consists of the Democratic Party of Albania, the Socialist Movement for Integration, the Party for Justice, Integration and Unity, the Republican Party and other minor opposition parties. After the first protests opposition MPs decided to resign in mass from parliament.

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