2012-11-22 Gamgebeli Bezhan Ghurchumelidze submitted a letter of resignation following the elections. On November 22, Tsageri Sakrebulo appointed Mamuka Chachkiani, member of the Georgian Dream and a former candidate for the position of majoritarian member of Sakrebulo to the position of acting governor. The candidacy was not supported by faction Georgian Dream Republicans and Deputy Chairperson of Sakrebulo Bela Saghinadze. According to her, nomination of Mamuka Chachkiani had not been coordinated with member parties of the coalition and therefore, his appointment as Gamgebeli was unacceptable to her.