EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Albanian MPs clashed in parliament as violent anti-government protests rocked Tirana.
Violence erupted inside the Albanian Parliament on Thursday, mirroring the situation in the streets outside.According to the Cyprus-based news outlet Politis, MPs from the ruling Socialist Party clashed with colleagues from the opposition Democratic Party. A 53-second clip, posted to the social media platform X, captured the chaotic scene.
The clip began with a two-handed shove, followed seconds later by the throwing of a green voting card. From there, colleagues tried to separate combatants.Politis reported that the brawl began when Democratic MP Flamur Noka tried to take voting cards from his Socialist colleagues.