MPs in the Armenian Parliament Stage Mass Brawl — Ambulance Called After Clash

In the building of the National Assembly of Armenia, during the day in October 29 a mass brawl erupted between deputies from the ruling party and the opposition. The parliamentarians unleashed fists and feet right during the live broadcast of the session.

A verbal clash between deputies from the Civil Contract party and the opposition bloc Strong Armenia escalated into a mass brawl, the Armenian News reported. During the scuffle, profanities were heard, and security officers together with some deputies tried to separate those who were fighting.

"I will not interrupt the broadcast so that the people can see what is happening with them," said the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Ruben Rubinyan.

After the brawl in the chamber, an ambulance arrived at the parliament building. Blood streamed from the nose of Andranik Gevorkyan, a deputy from Strong Armenia, and Ruben Mkhitaryan's clothing was torn.

Why the relations between the government and the opposition in Armenia are deteriorating.

The brawl in the parliament occurred against the backdrop of changes in the country's foreign policy course. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in August that in the government's approved program for the 2026-2031 years, Russia is no longer mentioned as a strategic ally. This pivot away from Moscow has provoked a sharp reaction from the opposition forces, which regularly criticize the ruling party at National Assembly sessions.

Earlier, Informator reported that in the Verkhovna Rada, MP Maryana Bezukla blocked the parliamentary rostrum and provoked a clash with MP Serhiy Taruta, demanding the resignation of Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. We also wrote that due to air-raid alarms, the Verkhovna Rada cannot carry out important votes on which billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine depend.