Pashinyan approved the actions of a party member who abandoned his seat as opposition representatives A mass brawl occurred in the Armenian parliament during a meeting. The conflict began with a skirmish between the representative of the ruling party for the Civil Contract, Taron Chekhoyan, and the head of the powerful Armenia faction, Narek Karaftyan. More deputies joined the fight. Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Vahan Aleksanian threw a bottle and then a chair at his opponents. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan supported the actions of the party members and blamed the opposition for what happened. "I condemn violence. But I support the steps taken today in the "Civil Contract". Because if someone represents the opposition, he shouldn't be rude," he said. When asked by a journalist about the abandoned chair, Pashinyan replied: "With a chair or something else, I support it, proportionately and correctly."

Pashinyan approved the actions of a party member who abandoned his seat as opposition representatives A mass brawl occurred in the Armenian parliament during a meeting. The conflict began with a skirmish between the representative of the ruling party for the Civil Contract, Taron Chekhoyan, and the head of the powerful Armenia faction, Narek Karaftyan. More deputies joined the fight. Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Vahan Aleksanian threw a bottle and then a chair at his opponents. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan supported the actions of the party members and blamed the opposition for what happened. "I condemn violence. But I support the steps taken today in the "Civil Contract". Because if someone represents the opposition, he shouldn't be rude," he said. When asked by a journalist about the abandoned chair, Pashinyan replied: "With a chair or something else, I support it, proportionately and correctly."