Collective brawl at a meeting of the Armenian parliament. An ambulance was called

An unusual situation occurred in Yerevan during a parliamentary debate. It all started with a sharp exchange of words between Taron Chakhoyan from the ruling Civic Agreement party and Narek Karapetyan, leader of the opposition Strong Armenia faction. During his speech, Chakhoyan attacked Karapetyan's family, accusing them of political involvement and recalling controversial statements by one of the oppositionist's relatives.

Karapetyan did not remain indebted and began to answer from the parliamentary benches. The atmosphere quickly became tense, and several opposition deputies moved towards the podium. There were scuffles that quickly turned into a regular fight.

According to Armenian media, representatives of both the opposition and the ruling coalition participated in the fight. Fists and legs moved, and one of the deputies fell to the floor. According to NEWS.am, several members of parliament were injured - one of them suffered a nosebleed. An ambulance was called to the scene.

The recordings from the meeting room show politicians struggling and exchanging blows. According to some reports, objects were even thrown during the clash - one of the parliamentarians allegedly threw a chair.

The meeting was chaired by Ruben Rubinian, who initially did not intend to interrupt the meeting despite the growing row. I won't announce a break just for everyone to see. The meeting will continue. Decide for yourself whether there will be a fight or not, Rubinian is quoted by NEWS.am as saying.

Only when the situation got out of control did the chairman decide to stop the meeting and call security. The officers separated the participants of the fight, but the conflict moved to the parliament corridor. Security had to stand between the conflicting parties to prevent further attacks.

The entire incident was recorded by cameras broadcasting the proceedings. Footage showing the scuffle, exchange of blows and falling parliamentarians quickly circulated on social media and news portals.

After the incident, representatives of the ruling Civic Agreement party convened an extraordinary meeting of their faction. It is not known yet whether any consequences will be brought against the participants of the fight.