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Armenia Parliament Brawl: Speaker Takes His Party's Side

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The Take

Armenia's parliament Speaker Ruben Rubinyan on Thursday's brawl: "I fully support the Civil Contract faction, which did what it did." What it did, per News.am: a deputy speaker threw a chair at opposition MPs. PM Nikol Pashinyan, per OC Media: "proportionate and right". Strong Armenia's faction leader, Narek Karapetyan: "a normal Armenian-style man-to-man fight".

The Wire

Ruling Civil Contract and opposition Strong Armenia MPs traded punches in Armenia's National Assembly on 29 October, Armenpress and News.am reported. Speaker Ruben Rubinyan blamed an opposition MP's first punch and backed his own party; one MP was left with a bloody nose.

Why it matters

The speaker meant to keep order in Armenia's parliament publicly backed one side of a fistfight.

The receipts

Source: Armenpress

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