2012-12-18 On December 6, Chairperson of Poti Sakrebulo Ivane Saghinadze resigned from his office. He stated that he had made the decision himself, in view of the new reality. He also explained that he had not been subjected to any pressure and remains to be a member of Poti Sakrebulo. During the December 18 meeting, majority of members in Poti Sakrebulo supported the candidacy of Davit Babilua for the position of the chairperson. Representative of the Georgian Dream Mogeli Tkebuchava did not participate in the voting. He accused members of Sakrebulo of committing a violation and left the meeting. During the very same meeting, member of Poti Sakrebulo and former candidate for the position of majoritarian members of Sakrebulo, Tengiz Sarishvili announced that he was leaving the UNM, planning to establish a new faction called Majoritarians, together with four other majoritarian members of Sakrebulo.