
"Today at 2 o'clock in the country." This is how the day begins for the young people who have been in the square to protest for 5 months.
"I am Iris Kola, a student of Architecture and Landscape Planning, 20 years old," she said.
Irisi says she left her studies behind to participate in the rallies. According to her, young people today are not just protesting for improved conditions in the auditoriums. The reasons why they are taking to the streets are bigger than that.
"The job market is the reason, the conditions of the hospitals. Emigration, another reason why I protest. I would be better off in my own country than abroad, this mentality needs to change. Protesting for 5 months is not easy at all," said student Kola.
The Flamingos' peaceful protest in October turned into a riot that led to physical clashes between students and police. Irisi says that words were replaced by actions, as the Flamingos' demands were ignored by politics.
"The June protest was fiery, then it turned into a resistance. But the protest now is more of a revolt, because in 130 days of protest we also became an object of ridicule for the government. Now there are no more words, but only actions," Kola declared.
In June, protesting citizens demanded the repeal of laws that affected nature, while now their demand is one and only: they want the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
"Resignation of the government cabinet. The Ministry of Education should have been the first to resign, as the auditoriums are empty and the students are covered in blood."
The students have not yet presented a leader who represents them, but, on the other hand, they know how to organize themselves best, even dividing tasks among themselves.
"Students are protesting with their voices and strength. We are organized: someone is dealing with the treatment, someone else is on the front lines of the revolt, someone is providing the stones. It is organized and has come about completely organically."
For Iris, the victory of the students in Serbia is a message that even in our country, young people must be directed towards a political movement, so that tomorrow their voice will not come from the square, but from the seats of parliament.
"The students won and it is a movement that should also start in Albania for students and by students, without the involvement of politics, NGOs or NPOs."
And after this news, Iris Kola has only one message. Let's resist, because we will succeed. (TCH)