Albanian opposition storms parliament, sets off flares and smoke bombs

Sali Berisha, leader of Albania’s Democratic Party, and opposition lawmakers disrupted a parliamentary session in Tirana on Thursday with flares and smoke bombs. They unsuccessfully tried to block a vote on a new central bank law while backing demonstrators calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign. The protests began in May after preliminary approval of a luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner and have broadened to include grievances over economic stagnation, alleged corruption and education. Among Albania’s largest protests in decades, they have injured hundreds and involved attacks on buildings.