ArmInfo.Speaker of the National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan said that MP from the "My Step" faction Gayane Abrahamyan resigned, the press service of the parliament reports.
In particular, the Speaker's statement reads: Pursuant to Article 155.1 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Gayane Abrahamyan submitted resignation letter on September 25.
Pursuant to Article 155.2 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, if after the issuance of the resignation, during one week, the deputy takes back her/his resignation letter, then the Speaker of the National Assembly makes an announcement, if the deputy does not take back her/his resignation letter, then a protocol is compiled on suspension of the powers, which signs and issues the Speaker of the National Assembly. The resignation letter is considered accepted after the issuance of the protocol".
To note, earlier two MPs from the "My Step" faction, Arsen Julfalakyan and Armen Pambukhchyan, announced that they were laid down their lawmaker's mandates. Julfalakyan stated that he was leaving because of contradictions with the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Arayik Harutyunyan, and Pambukhchyan said that he intends to move to work in the executive branch. Gayane Abrahamyan has not yet commented on her decision.