Episode
Albania Protests and Flamingo Revolution w/ Armando Mema
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- The Duran on Odysee
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- Jun 8, 2026
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- 2238
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Follow Armando Mema on X: https://x.com/ArmandoMema 00:00:00 Introduction: Armando Mema joins The Duran 00:00:27 Overview: The Flamingo Revolution in Albania 00:01:48 Armando's personal connection to the region 00:03:17 Sazan Island: geography, history and military past 00:06:07 The Narta lagoon: wildlife and protected ecosystem 00:08:56 How Ivanka Trump and Kushner got involved 00:10:32 The 99 year lease deal and Albanian government role 00:13:23 Corruption and influence: why Rama backed this project 00:16:18 Albania's population crisis and economic reality 00:19:19 Gulf state investors: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Dubai 00:22:08 Infrastructure failures: water, sanitation and the new airport 00:26:18 PM Rama's arguments: tourism, EU progress and US ties 00:30:15 Ivanka Trump and the possible ambassador role 00:33:12 Did Ivanka's Instagram post trigger the protests? 00:35:37 Outlook: will the project go ahead? Can Albanians stop it? ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop/ ***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS*** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial ***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS*** ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal ALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou ***CRYPTO SUPPORT*** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R ***DONATE*** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran ***VIDEO*** RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduran BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/ ***AUDIO***…