"Contrary to claims by government officials that the unrest is being orchestrated by political opponents or external actors, analysts and journalists on the ground emphasise that the movement is largely decentralised and youth-driven."

“A large number of these young people seem to feel unrepresented by the whole political class.”

#Politics #Protest #Albania #FlamingoRevolution

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/horizontal-revolt-why-albanias-young-protesters-want-pm-rama-to-go

"As the political environment in Serbia evolves, one thing remains certain, it has seen mass #protest transform itself into a potential government. That will be watched uncomfortably by quite a few Western states, not least France, with its continuing country-wide street protests, and the UK, where over 4,000 pro-Palestine supporters have been arrested in recent years."

#Politics #USPol #EUPol #Serbia #Brazil #FrPol #BloquonsTout #BlockEverything #PalestineAction

https://www.opendemocracy.net/ten-days-of-elections-around-the-world-may-shape-future-of-climate-debate/

"Democrats took 54 seats in the Senate (out of 100) and 228 in the House (out of 435). According to the New York Times, the Democrat congressional take-over is the largest for either party since 1976. #Trump had told voters ahead of the election to pretend he was on the ballot. Once the results were announced, he posted on Truth Social that he wasn't on the ballot."

"Ukraine’s president Zelensky said Washington’s role in world affairs may be diminishing."

#USPol

https://euobserver.com/246872/lame-duck-or-angry-duck-europes-leadership-largely-silent-on-trumps-election-disaster-fearing-backlash/

"The International #YouthStrike is a coordinated day of walkouts and demonstrations involving school, college and university students in Britain and other countries. The campaign uses the slogan “Fight for our future, not their wars”. Socialist Students announced its plans on 20 October, saying it expected activity in at least 50 British towns and cities and at more than 100 education institutions."

#Politics #Education

https://fish4news.co.uk/20-november-student-protests-online-claims/

"For Europe, which has weathered Trump’s incessant verbal attacks and tariff threats for the last two years, it was a rare ray of hope in transatlantic politics — if not because Washington would become a more predictable partner, then at least because the U.S. president might be too distracted to focus his usual ire on Europeans."

#USPol #EUPol

https://www.politico.eu/article/us-midterm-election-democrats-blue-tsunami-hope-mockery-europe/