 Parliamentarians from the ruling National Movement party, however thanked the Merabishvili for the performance of his department, with MP Givi Targamadze saying that "The opposition’s walk-out was just a stage show.They are speculating over the Girgvliani murder case and they are trying to use it for their own political interests, which is absolutely inadmissible".After the hearings, the opposition parliamentarians called for Merabishvili's resignation.