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If you find some nice pictures, photos, illustrations, videos and articles of fighting members of parliament, feel free to post them here in the comments section. We are especially interested in new fights.
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In 2009 I wrote a book about parliament fights in Italy from 1947 to 2008. The title is “Tumulti in Aula. Il Presidente sospende la seduta” (Reconstruction, through parliamentary proceedings and transcriptions, of particularly tense and at times repugnant parliamentary incidents which reflect sixty years of virtues and vices of Italian politics)
Thanks Sabino. Just put your book into an article.
Hello. I’m with CBC Radio, Canadian public radio. I’d like to know if you’d be interested in doing an interview with us. We had an incident in our Parliament today and we’d like to talk about your work ranking Parliamentary fights. gord.westmacott@cbc.ca. Thanks.
Hello, Im curious do you have some statistic regarding parliament fights (international, country, region, continent)
@ad.tat We have no statistics – but if you find some, please let us know.
This happened in 2011 in the Nairobi county council parliament.
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=280553315330024
This happened yesterday in an attempt to stop the passing of a security bill. The opposition had listed a raft of complaints and being outnumbered, the only hope was to disrupt the national assembly from passing the laws on the house of parliament. The result, blows were traded, paper missiles thrown and the deputy speaker doused in water.
Watch here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw49umKgfNU
Nepal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szHGe_W3xtQ
South Africa
“EFF members were thrown out of Parliament after they disrupted President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, and the DA walked out in protest.”
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO97XDzWGy4&sns=tw
Story: http://mg.co.za/article/2015-02-12-malema-shivambu-thrown-out-for-disrupting-sona
Two Ukraine MPs fight over a new corruption bill in a hallway in the parliament building. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkh9Va8FD7E
5 legislators hurt in Turkish Parliament brawl
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/18/us-turkey-parliament-fight-idUSKBN0LM0FT20150218
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Brawl-in-Turkish-parliament-injures-five-lawmakers-391388
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/5-legislators-hurt-in-turkish-parliament-brawl/2015/02/18/b73c300a-b73e-11e4-bc30-a4e75503948a_story.html
In 2007 two deputies got into a fight in Uruguay:
More info (in Spanish):
http://www.montevideo.com.uy/auc.aspx?52145
This happened 12/9/2015 at Hargiesa Capital of Somaliland, between the Speaker and his deputy.
Kosovo Parliament. Eggs against premier
http://video.repubblica.it/mondo/kosovo-lancio-di-uova-contro-il-primo-ministro/212476?ref=HRESS-21
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35069016
Ukraine again
Feels like this deserves a honourable mention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUC2EQvdzmY
Turkey: http://217.218.67.231/Detail/2017/01/12/505859/Turkey-Parliament-constitution
South Africa 09.02.2017 (?)
Thanks for your submission.
https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=73a_1490818053
Again South Africa :)
see you at next congress?
http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2017/05/15/golden-dawn-mp-verbally-and-physically-attacks-new-democracy-mp-in-parliament-video/
Greece
Taiwan
Uganda: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-uganda-politics/fistfights-erupt-in-ugandas-parliament-amid-move-to-extend-museveni-rule-idUKKCN1C11U2?il=0
Thanks for submitting!
Hi, I’m doing research on parliamentary violence, and in your CCC video you say that Gandrud claims that fractionalisation/polarisation increases the likelihood of parliamentary violence, and that parliamentary violence is more likely to occur in the run-up to civil wars. However, in his “Two Sword Lengths”-paper I could find no claims of the sort. For the former he finds no evidence (p. 141) and for the latter claim, do you rely only on his story of the caning of the US Senator before the American Civil War? Could you please let me know where you found such evidence and whether it’s publicly available? That would be extremely helpful! Thanks!
Hi, there was a smaller brawl in the parliament of Turkey recently:
https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/976457586772934656
Kosovo’s opposition party used tear gas to disrupt a parliament vote https://twitter.com/ABC/status/976456525584748546/video/1
saubi wolt ich gleich auch posten :)
Caos to the Albanian Parliamen. Flour, eggs and television against Premier
https://video.corriere.it/caos-parlamento-albanese-farina-uova-televisori-lanciati-contro-premier/d283bae6-3e8f-11e8-adb3-f3dc0ac87621?intcmp=video_wall_hp&vclk=videowall%7Ccaos-parlamento-albanese-farina-uova-televisori-lanciati-contro-premier
Correction: Albanian Parliament
You will have seen this already, probably, but just in case. Some nice moves, one can see that in the Rada, they do get to practice their striking. https://www.rferl.org/a/brawl-interrupts-ukrainian-parliament-session/29667645.html
Thanks for submitting this fight.
Hallo, ich schreibe euch vom OPEN OHR Festival Mainz. Wir würden euch gerne für einen Vortrag zu Parlamentsschlägereien zu unserem Festival einladen. Ich habe leider keinen Kontakt gefunden, daher die Anfrage über die Kommentarfunktion. Ich würde mich sehr über eine Mail freuen, dann kann ich genauer erzählen, worum es geht.
Viele Grüße
Insults, Water Hurled During Romania TV Debate
Iraqi politicians fight on live TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUHMnugwnTQ
politicians fight alabama
Scuffle on floor of Texas House:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR4wM9D-KjM
Scuffle on floor of Texas House:
Fight between politicians during TV interview
An TV debate about the Iraq-Iran relations turns into a fight
Parliament fight in Taiwan
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/805058/chaos-erupts-Greek-Parliament-fracas-rival-MPs-Ilias-Kasidiaris-golden-dawn-Nikos-Dendias
Are you gonna update this any more? I’ve seen a couple of fights
We updated some fights. If you see more, feel free to submit them here. Thank you!
Obviously the 1/6 US insurrection should be listed under “Demonstrators in parliament.”
Czech Republic Chamber of Deputies, 21. January 2021
Thank you!
youtube.com/watch?v=eUkzMerowHA
Fight in Turkish parliament during end of year budget discussionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50QyTK8YDUE&ab_channel=D%C3%BCnyaGazetesi