Demonstrators say the planned luxury development by Jared Kushner threatens protected land and raises concerns over transparency
Albania is preparing for the biggest anti-government protest in weeks on Saturday night, with tens of thousands from all over country, as well as diaspora representatives from abroad, arriving in the capital Tirana, according to local media reports. The Balkan country has seen three weeks of demonstrations against a controversial luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.
What began as a local campaign has evolved into a nationwide movement dubbed the “Flamingo Revolution” by local and international media, after the wading birds that inhabit the area targeted for development.
The slogan “Albania is not for sale” has become the movement’s rallying cry, reflecting concerns about foreign investment and transparency.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has publicly praised Trump, defended Kushner’s investment plans and argued that greater US involvement in the Balkans serves broader Western strategic interests.
What is the resort Kushner is building?
The €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) development, approved in late 2024 and currently in the planning and preparatory stage, is being led by Kushner’s investment firm, Affinity Partners. It consists of two separate projects: one on Sazan Island, at the entrance to the Bay of Vlorë where the Adriatic and Ionian seas meet, and another near the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape on Albania’s southwestern coast.
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