A physical brawl broke out inside the Armenian Parliament between ruling and opposition lawmakers following a heated parliamentary debate over a controversial proposal by the opposition Strong Armenia Party to establish a "Ministry of Sex."
According to British media outlet The Telegraph, the opposition party had proposed earlier this year that, if elected to power, it would create the ministry claiming it was needed to address domestic wellness and reduce political anxiety among middle-aged women. The situation escalated on Thursday, October 29, 2026, when ruling party MP Taron Chakhoyan strongly criticized the proposal on the parliament floor and demanded a public apology from Opposition Leader Narek Karapetyan.
Read nextSaudi Air Defense Intercepts and Destroys Hostile Drone Over Riyadh RegionTensions boiled over when Chakhoyan told Karapetyan that he was "filthy from head to toe," prompting opposition MPs to charge across the chamber. Lawmakers traded punches and threw chairs before security personnel intervened. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan condemned the parliamentary violence while asserting that ruling party lawmakers were justified in shutting down what he termed opposition audacity.
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