2012-12-18 On December 18 up to 60 supporters of the Georgian Dream staged a protest rally outside Marneuli Gamgeoba, demanding appointment of Paata Abramishvili, member of the Georgian Dream, as Marneuli Gamgebeli. They were saying that if the incumbent Zaza Dekaniodze was going to leave the office, Paata Abramishvili was to be appointed. Notably, members of the Georgian Dream are also pushing for other candidates for the position of Marneuli Gamgebeli – Burnadze and Tsopurashvili.