Armenia: Mass Brawl Breaks Out in Parliament A fight broke out between MPs from Nikol Pashinyan's ruling civilian party and the powerful Armenian opposition faction linked to Sambel Karpatian. The confrontation began with a verbal spat between deputies Taron Chekhoyan and Narak Karaptian, and quickly escalated into a physical confrontation with friends from both sides. One deputy ended up on the floor. Parliamentary security had to be called in to break up the altercation, and force a break.