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Dozens of MPs Brawl in Armenian Parliament During Corruption Debate
A debate over a Chamber of Accounts appointment turned violent, leaving one opposition deputy bleeding and forcing a recess after about 10 minutes, officials said.
- A brawl broke out in Armenia's National Assembly on Thursday, October 29, during a speech by a ruling party lawmaker, leaving one opposition deputy with a bleeding nose and bringing an ambulance to the building.
- Tensions escalated after ruling party MP Taron Chakhoyan accused opposition figures of corruption during a debate on Chamber of Accounts appointments, invoking the 2018 arrest of former general Manvel Grigoryan to target opposition leader Narek Karapetyan.
- Karapetyan confronted Chakhoyan from his seat, prompting opposition lawmakers to push and punch ruling party members as Deputy Speaker Vahagn Aleksanyan threw a chair during the scuffle.
- Speaker Ruben Rubinyan called a recess after about 10 minutes and summoned parliamentary security, who formed a human chain to separate the lawmakers while the live broadcast continued.
- The conflict derailed a debate on appointing Karen Arustamyan to the Chamber of Accounts, which the Standing Committee on Financial, Credit and Budgetary Issues described as "interrupted during the exchange of ideas phase.
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A general battle broke out on Thursday in the Armenian Parliament between legislators from the ruling party and those from the opposition. Images were viralized on social networks, being distributed by numerous accounts...
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Total News Sources101
Leaning Left11Leaning Right12Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 42%
12%
R 46%
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