A group of about 20 defecting members continues to vote against McCarthy, switching back and forth between alternatives and giving angry speeches about "the swamp" and McCarthy's character flaws.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/01/06/does-it-even-matter-the-next-speaker-of-the-is-if-insurrectionists-are-running-the-show/

In another report, Bashir Ishaq Bashir, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in denied defecting to the APC.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1513165-8-labour-party-assembly-candidates-abandon-peter-obi-defect-apc/

Inspired by the grittiness of paranoid thrillers from the 1970s, “Tatami” was sparked into existence by real-life cases of Iranian athletes defecting to other countries, from boxer Sadaf Khadem to Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/global/zar-amir-ebrahimi-guy-nattiv-tatami-1235711709/

It later announced that it had received more than 320 defecting Sudanese military soldiers who fled the violence inside its territory.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202304250005.html

It set tongues wagging online, with many golf fans desperate to know who is defecting to play in the Saudi-funded golf tour.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/article-12843761/Australian-golf-identity-reveals-home-grown-star-currently-final-stage-negotiations-join-LIV-circuit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

MPs of every stripe were defecting to the buoyed by our defence of European collaboration.

Source: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/only-lib-dems-can-fix-broken-britain-alex-cole-hamilton-4349634

Mr Abaribe was in the PDP before defecting to APGA to pick up the senatorial ticket after his bid for the PDP governorship ticket was blocked.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202303080042.html

The defecting supporters removed their symbolic Kwankwasiyya red caps and threw them over to the campaign podium amid thunderous ovations from the crowd.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/apc-receives-more-defectors-in-kano/

The feud split the members of the Rivers Assembly with 27 of them defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Source: https://www.peoplesdailyng.com/rivers-lawmakers-withdraw-impeachment-move-against-fubara/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rivers-lawmakers-withdraw-impeachment-move-against-fubara

“The rate at which many members of his party are defecting to the PDP should serve as a clear signal to him to do the right thing in the interest of the people of the North and country,” Bello said.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/step-down-over-nnpp-defections-group-tells-kwamkwaso/

Throughout Season 2, other Clones are defecting as the Bad Batch did.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-yoda-obi-wan-wrong/

Viktor Hovland accuses the PGA Tour of 'arrogance' and insists he 'can't blame' players such as Jon Rahm for defecting to LIV Golf: 'It would be silly to criticize players for leaving'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-12875157/Kysaiah-Pickett-baby-father-family-Ardu-Cubillo-girlfriend-AFL-Melbourne-Demons.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490