Armenian lawmakers break into a brawl during a session

The brawl broke out after a mention of the election campaign, in which an opposition representative spoke about sexually unsatisfied women getting into politics.

Another lively day in the Armenian parliament — lawmakers staged a massive brawl right during the session. The scuffle began after a verbal altercation between Taron Chakhoyan, a deputy from the ruling Civil Contract faction, and Narek Karapetyan, the head of the opposition "pro-Russian" Strong Armenia faction.

Speaking from the podium, the former reminded the latter that his cousin Sargis Karapetyan, the founder of Strong Armenia, had made scandalous statements during the election campaign. In particular, earlier this year, Sargis Karapetyan promised that if his faction won, he would create "ministries to satisfy all women" in the country, citing sociologist Armen Khachikyan, who linked the political activity of the weaker sex to sexual dissatisfaction.

Narek Karapetyan could not stand the criticism and ridicule directed at his family by his political opponent and began responding to Chakhoyan. At some point, the verbal altercation escalated into a fierce fight between representatives of the two factions. Not only fists but also chairs were used. According to media reports, during the conflict, Vice Speaker Vahagn Aleksanyan threw an armchair at lawmaker Garnik Davtyan.