Boxing Day brawl breaks out in Georgian parliament [View all]

[jakeXT]

There seems to be little in the way of festive "goodwill to all men" in the Georgian parliament as a brawl reminiscent of a school ground fight breaks out between opposition and ruling coalition MPs

A fist fight erupted today between ruling and opposition lawmakers in the Georgian parliament

The brawl broke out when an argument over the composition of Georgian delegations in international institutions turned violent.

The catalyst for the fight was when opposition member Akaki Bobokhidze’s swore in an address to ruling coalition MPs.

Insults and swear words were traded in reply and then blows, as a mass brawl developed.

Some MPs went so far as to tear off microphones from desks they were seating at and use them as weapons to hit opponents.