Ukraine parliament ends in scuffles

by admin
Dec 13, 2012

Ukraine's parliament broke out in a brawl for the second day running, after voting was held to decide whether to reinstate the country's Prime Minister.

Scuffles between government and opposition law makers broke out, after parliamentarians darted around the chamber pressing voting buttons for absent coleagues.

Lawmakers then clambered pver desks as fisticuffs ensued, with world boxing champion and newly-elected parliamentarian Vitali Klitschko, staying well out of the fighting.

See a video from the Telegraph below.

The raucus comes after the October polls in the country were widley criticsed for voting irregularities.

See report from AFP here.

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