"This is what happened Wednesday, the first day of the national legislature's new session, in Kiev's Verkhovna Rada parliament building. Those are national lawmakers.
Yes, scuffles are nothing new for the Ukrainian parliament, as this slideshow demonstrates. Given that former prime minister was sentenced to seven years in prison, on charges that the European Union said were politically motivated; and that the recent election was marred by violence, protests and allegations of fraud, maybe it's not shocking that lawmakers are unhappy with one another.
The Wall Street Journal's Tom Gara calls this scene "maybe the most vigorous punch to the groin ever caught on camera." Gara tweets, "Look at that picture closely: perfect technique, full extension, putting his back into it, connects at the apex of the punch for max force. He's punching that guy in the groin so hard that he took his tie off beforehand. For aerodynamics."*
In the first session of Parliament in the Ukraine, things devolved from verbal arguing very quickly. Hitting, shoving, and butt-grabbing ensued; but one member of the Temporary Parliamentary called negotiations "successful," maybe because boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko, leader of the "Punch Party" didn't get involved? Cenk Uygur breaks it down, punch by punch.
*Read more from Max Fisher/ Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/w...
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