Anti-government protests led by university and high school students entered a second week in Albania, with demonstrators showing no signs of backing down from their demands for political change.

The crowds swelled in the capital, Tirana, on Tuesday as university lecturers and other public figures joined the demonstrations in support of students demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation. More than 1,000 academics signed a petition calling for him to step down and for a technocratic government to step in.

In a symbolic attempt to open talks with students, Rama placed red chairs outside his office, each carrying a piece of paper marked “Dialog.”But when protesters arrived, they tore up the papers, and repeated their demands for him to go.

Protesters have complained they have spent months demonstrating peacefully without being heard. What began as opposition to a luxury coastal resort linked to Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has grown into a wider movement against corruption as investigations target some of Rama’s closest political allies.

University and high school students joined the rallies last week, bringing in the younger generation seeking better education and more opportunities in one of Europe’s poorest countries.

The capital has seen its worst street violence in a decade, with hundreds of people injured and government buildings, banks and businesses damaged. Police have used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse crowds as authorities opened criminal proceedings against hundreds of demonstrators.

Rama, who won a fourth term last year, has refused to resign and accused opposition groups and foreign actors of exploiting the protests to rock Albania. He insists his mandate to govern until 2029 cannot be challenged through violence.