A dispute at a session of Ukraine's newly elected parliament has prompted lawmakers to resort to a more direct method of resolving political disagreements - a shoving match. The run-in among two dozen or so deputies over the distribution of legislative committee chairs between fractions seemed to teeter on the verge of a full-fledged fist fight on Dec. 4, but reprimands from the parliament speaker cooled tempers down, according to video footage posted online.
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The Moscow Times: Brawl erupts in Ukraine parliament (VIDEO)
The run-in among two dozen or so deputies over the distribution of legislative committee chairs between fractions seemed to teeter on the verge of a full-fledged fist fight on Dec. 4, but reprimands from the parliament speaker cooled tempers down, according to video footage posted online.
