Albanian opposition lawmakers disrupt parliament with smoke flares and furious attacks on socialist PM

Opposition leader Sali Berisha declared ruling Socialist Party lawmakers "deserve tear gas" during a parliament session on an unspecified date, after which his microphone was cut. Democratic Party members lit smoke flares inside the chamber during the disruption. The incident marked a point of escalation in ongoing tensions between the opposition and Prime Minister Edi Rama's Socialist government.

• Fox News — Albanian opposition lawmakers disrupt parliament with smoke flares and furious attacks on socialist PM

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