A former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea said King may be used as a propaganda tool, but it was not clear how long North Korea would want to exploit his presence.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/no-word-from-north-korea-on-us-soldier-who-dashed-across-military-border/article_1c5b8f2b-bd8c-53aa-ae5a-6293a515aba7.html

Against a divided, left-leaning Labour Party, from which such moderates as Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams had defected to form the SDP, Mrs Thatcher was dominant.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2023/06/13/the-reign-of-the-iron-lady-40-years-on-from-thatchers-great-victory/

Alba MSP Ash Regan (above), who defected from the in October, has made the advice a key pillar of her strategy.

Source: https://www.thenational.scot/news/24008609.expert-verdicts-claim-supreme-court-indyref2-ruling-overreach/?ref=rss

At the re-arranged 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya defected to Poland after alleging she was taken to the airport in the Japanese capital against her will following public criticism of the national team's coaches.

Source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1135449/lukashenko-neutral-athletes-patriots-ioc

But after repeated detentions much of the key PTI leadership has defected, and numerous journalists sympathetic to the opposition leader are reported to have disappeared into custody.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-gets-bail-extended-again-graft-case-3572506?cid=cna_flip_070214

'He defected, I think, because he liked suburban life in Acton, the tennis and before that golf,' Mr Evans suggests.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11456209/20-years-hermit-nation-moved-door.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

He defected to the PDP when he lost the bid to get the APC endorsement during the primary to recontest for the seat.

Source: http://nigeriancurrent.com/2023/02/28/bagudu-loses-senatorial-race-to-aliero/

Heroes like the Flash haven't defected over to Batman's Insurgency, and figures like Lex Luthor (who actually remained relatively heroic in this timeline) are still alive.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/superman-jon-kent-injustice-universe-changes-dc/

Hon (Barr) Ehie O. Edison officially declared the seat of the defected now former members vacant in line with Section 109 (1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

Source: https://www.peoplesdailyng.com/rivers-crisis-no-remedy-for-25-members-of-rivers-state-house-who-defected-to-apc-says-pdp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rivers-crisis-no-remedy-for-25-members-of-rivers-state-house-who-defected-to-apc-says-pdp

However, all its MLAs defected to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and other political parties well ahead of Mandate 2023.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/elections/congress-eyes-comeback-in-meghalaya-nagaland/article66553021.ece

In 1945, Igor Gouzenko, a cipher clerk in the Soviet embassy in Ottawa, defected to the West and revealed extensive influence operations that implicated dozens of Canadian academics and journalists as well as a member of Parliament.

Source: https://torontolife.com/city/theyre-a-threat-to-the-entire-political-spectrum-this-researcher-is-tracking-how-russian-bots-are-targeting-canadians/

In terms of party-hopping, the Congress’s turf seems to be greener than the BJP’s, since 30 politicians have defected to the Congress in five months.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-election-2023-30-leaders-defect-to-congress-in-five-months

“Just yesterday, 20 legislators who defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, had their seats declared vacant by the court.

Source: https://247ureports.com/2023/12/no-division-in-pdp-falana-says-27-rivers-lawmakers-to-lose-seats/

Mr Karakulov, an engineer who worked in the FGS since 2009, said he defected after realising he was "not ready to make deals with my conscience" while working for the dictator, adding: "I simply could not be in the service of this president.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1754665/Russian-security-chief-defect-Putin-paranoid

Nuvem MLA Aleixo Sequeira, who was among the eight MLAs who had defected, will be inducted into the Cabinet today evening, a government spokesperson confirmed.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/goa-minister-nilesh-cabral-resigns-congress-turncoat-aleixo-sequeira-9033067/

On December 11, the 27 lawmakers, with Martin Amaewhule as Speaker, defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/breaking-rivers-house-of-assembly-being-demolished-video/

One of his own party MLAs, who defected has even questioned as to why he is offering lip service now.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/02/02/what-aphlc-did-in-1972-npp-can-do-in-2023-cm/

Peter Obi’s campaign director in Bauchi state, Alhaji Alhassan Bawu, defected to the PDP alongside other party officials.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1517466-peter-obis-campaign-director-dump-labour-party/

Some of Khan’s closest colleagues defected from his party after the May violence as authorities cracked down on the PTI, leaving him increasingly isolated.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/08/06/ex-pakistani-pm-imran-kahn-sent-to-high-security-prison-after-being-sentenced-to-three-years/

The cartoon transferred to the Independent, where it remained for five years, before Alex defected shamelessly to the Daily Telegraph, where he appears to this day.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dave-mckean-to-dave-gibbons-comica-london-comics-festival-in-march/