{"id":85456,"date":"2026-07-02T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=85456"},"modified":"2026-07-02T20:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:10:46","slug":"speaker-of-parliament-condemns-violence-following-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/speaker-of-parliament-condemns-violence-following-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker of Parliament Condemns Violence Following Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"330\">Speaker of Parliament\u00a0Niko Peleshi\u00a0has condemned the violence that occurred during Thursday&#8217;s protest outside Parliament, saying attacks against\u00a0Albanian State Police\u00a0officers, MPs and public institutions are unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"549\">Peleshi stressed that the right to protest must be exercised peacefully, expressing solidarity with police officers injured while on duty and calling for respect for the law, public institutions and democratic values.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"752\">&#8220;Nothing can justify violence against State Police officers, members of Parliament or public institutions. 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