A fistfight broke out in Georgia's parliament on Friday (26 June) during a question-and-answer session after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze presented the government's annual report, Reuters reports.
According to Civil Georgia, MPs from the ruling Georgian Dream party and opposition For Georgia clashed after Giorgi Sharashidze criticised Kobakhidze over his perceived role during Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's recent visit.
Footage showed lawmakers physically confronting each other as parliamentary security removed opposition MPs.
A fistfight erupted in Georgia's parliament during the final plenary sitting of the spring session. The confrontation started during the question-and-answer session after the annual report of the government delivered by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze pic.twitter.com/fXhD1tBvEW— Reuters (@Reuters) June 26, 2026
The fight reportedly began between Georgian Dream's Irakli Kheladze and For Georgia's Giga Parulava before involving more MPs.
Emergency medical services were later called to parliament.
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