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By bne IntelliNews Protesters set fire to the main door of the Tirana municipality building on April 19 as a protest against official corruption turned violent. Protesters demanded the resignation of Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj, a prominent member of Prime Minister Edi Rama’s ruling Socialist Party, in connection to two corruption scandals. They hurled Molotov cocktails at the municipality when they were denied entrance to the building, as well as throwing black ink as a symbol of corruption. Veliaj has been under pressure from the opposition to resign after several officials working under him w…

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