MP Sofia Hakobyan from ruling majority "My Step" block defects from the faction, says she's now an independent MP. "I will be against all the issues that will not be in the interests of our country and nation." 
Sofia Hovsepyan* not Hakobyan.
N.B. there is significant difference between leaving the faction, becoming an independent MP, and turning down the mandate of an MP altogether. Under Armenia law, if an MP resigns, another person can be appointed in their place, and thus, the faction remains intact.
For example, if 5 MPs leave the majority "My Step" faction today, another 5 can be appointed in their place tomorrow, and thus "My Step" loses zero MPs. But if they defect, they keep their mandate as an MP and "My Step" block becomes smaller.
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