Deputies punched and kicked each other, and the deputy speaker of the parliament from the ruling party threw a chair at the opposition. This is how the session of the Armenian Parliament was held today. On October 29, the debate on the candidacy for the Audit Office of Armenia ended in a fight between deputies of the ruling Civil Contract party and the powerful Armenian opposition faction. Everything happened live. The conflict began after the deputy of the ruling party, Taron Chekhoyan, approached the leader of the opposition faction, Narak Karaftyan. He recalled the election statement of his cousin, who promised to establish a "separate ministry for women's satisfaction" if he came to power. Kraftian responded from his seat, after which the deputies exchanged insults. The verbal altercation quickly escalated into a brawl, which was joined by other MPs. According to news. am, Member of Parliament Andernik Gaborjan had a broken nose, and his colleague Ruben Mkhitaryan had torn clothes. An ambulance arrived at the parliament, but no one needed medical attention. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan condemned the violence but blamed it on the opposition. At the same time, he supported the actions of his party members, saying that the use of a chair "or something else" is "proportionate and correct". The opposition, on the contrary, called the event a premeditated provocation. The Armenian Ombudsman, Anahit Mansian, condemned the fight, and emphasized that the parliament should be a platform for democratic discussion, not a "battlefield". She called for an investigation into the incident.

Deputies punched and kicked each other, and the deputy speaker of the parliament from the ruling party threw a chair at the opposition. This is how the session of the Armenian Parliament was held today. On October 29, the debate on the candidacy for the Audit Office of Armenia ended in a fight between deputies of the ruling Civil Contract party and the powerful Armenian opposition faction. Everything happened live. The conflict began after the deputy of the ruling party, Taron Chekhoyan, approached the leader of the opposition faction, Narak Karaftyan. He recalled the election statement of his cousin, who promised to establish a "separate ministry for women's satisfaction" if he came to power. Kraftian responded from his seat, after which the deputies exchanged insults. The verbal altercation quickly escalated into a brawl, which was joined by other MPs. According to news. am, Member of Parliament Andernik Gaborjan had a broken nose, and his colleague Ruben Mkhitaryan had torn clothes. An ambulance arrived at the parliament, but no one needed medical attention. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan condemned the violence but blamed it on the opposition. At the same time, he supported the actions of his party members, saying that the use of a chair "or something else" is "proportionate and correct". The opposition, on the contrary, called the event a premeditated provocation. The Armenian Ombudsman, Anahit Mansian, condemned the fight, and emphasized that the parliament should be a platform for democratic discussion, not a "battlefield". She called for an investigation into the incident.