The luxury high-rises transforming Tirana's skyline are meant to project the image of a modern European capital. But at the foot of one of these buildings, Samanta, a 22-year-old master's student in economics, is in tears. She removes the mask she had been wearing to protect herself from tear gas. "How could I ever afford an apartment in one of these towers on a salary of €540 [$608]?" she shouts, as she stands facing a line of police officers. "I share the rent with people I don't even know because my family has emigrated. We're exhausted." University lecture halls in Tirana stand empty as students boycott classes and take to the streets, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama , who has been in power since 2013.
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