
Thousands of protesters in Albania are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, using flamingos as a national symbol of their dissent. This movement, dubbed the 'Flamingo Revolution', has emerged in response to opposition against a luxury development project that has sparked widespread discontent among the public, according to BBC World.
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