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Armenian lawmaker Gayane Abrahamyan from the ruling "My Step" fraction has resigned from parliament. As the parliament press service reported, the deputy of the National Assembly 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,” the announcement by the RA NA Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan reads.

Note, Abrahamyan became the third lawmaker from the ruling party who quitted the parliament over the past two weeks.