Chaos & Scuffles in the Ukrainian Parliament - Thursday Dec 13, 2012

 

 

A session of Ukraine's new parliament collapses amid chaos on Thursday Dec 13,2012 when brawls erupts among opposition deputies and those of the ruling party over the election of parliamentary officials. The opposition, which includes deputies loyal to jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, accuse the ruling coalition of trying to ram through voting despite violations of parliamentary rules

 Members of parliament scuffle over voting rules for a second time in two days during a session of the newly-elected Ukrainian parliament in Kiev

 

The PM, Mykola Azarov, delivers a speech after the fight

Opposition MPs exit the session hall in protest