Jordan Parliament turns into a fist fight ring during debate

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• Dec 29, 2021 | moderator

Digital Desk: It was a different scene altogether, where instead of parliamentary debates, heavy punches landed on each other as a heated brawl reeled up inside the Jordan Parliament.

During a discussion on the draft amendment, initiating add on for the Arabian female noun for a Jordanian citizen into a chapter in the constitution on equal rights, few angry MPs shouted it was ‘useless’ during the heated debate in the House of Representatives.

Within minutes, the Jordan Parliament turned into a fighting ring, as the broadcast went live on Al-Mamlaka television channel.

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The short clip, has now gone viral on social media, which has now amassed more than 60,000 views on Twitter, showing MPs punching each other whilst arguing and exchanging furious insults.

One deputy even fell to the ground during the fistfight, which lasted a few minutes – forcing the session to be adjourned until tomorrow.

The heated debate seeped into further chaos after a row broke out between Deputy Suleiman Abu Yahya and Jordan Parliament.

Abu Yahya accused Mr Dughmi of incapable of ‘running the show and knows nothing’.

In response, Mr Dughmi angrily said: ‘Shut up and leave the hall’ and after few minutes he walked out of the floor.

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None was injured during the brawl, which started following the MP’s refusal to apologise over remarks made during the discussion in the country’s constitutional reforms.

Furthermore amendments proposed this year, shall empower the MPs to choose the prime minister through a royal decree this year.

Several MPs disputed the amendment as ‘useless’ and the session was adjourned to Wednesday.

Among other significant amendments discussed for constitutional reforms were the creation of a ‘National Security Council,’ and the halving of the house speaker’s mandate to one year from the current two-year terms.