Central Asia (CA) Several deputies of the Armenian parliament got into a fight in the meeting room on the morning of October 29, as follows from video recordings that appeared in the Armenian media.
According to News.am, the fight occurred between representatives of the ruling Civil Contract party and the opposition Strong Armenia. The conflict began with a verbal altercation that arose during the speech of deputy Taron Chakhoyan.
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Vahagn Aleksanyan threw a chair towards the opposition. One of the deputies had a nosebleed, another had his clothes torn, News.am writes.
The meeting was interrupted, but Parliament Speaker Ruben Rubinyan refused to stop the broadcast of the meeting.
The clash between deputies continued in the corridor of parliament.
