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For 35 days Albanians have marched in sustained street protests, DW News reports, turning anger over a Trump-linked development into calls for the government’s resignation. This sustained mobilization matters because it exposes a political risk that can freeze contracts, spook foreign investors, and change the practical terms of projects that seemed set in stone. The clip is a reminder investors often underprice the social cost of deals tied to high-profile names: reputational backlash can turn a commercial venture into a political liability overnight.