The ruling majority "Civil Contract" Faction has called a closed session after the brawl that occurred a short while ago in the sessions’ hall of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia.

As reported earlier, a brawl broke out in NA today between the ruling majority “Civil Contract” and opposition “Strong Armenia” Factions’ MPs.

Initially, the situation was tense due to “Civil Contract” lawmaker Taron Chakhoyan, during whose speech a verbal spat broke out in the parliament.

Then the verbal spat turned into a real brawl.

NA deputy speaker Vahagn Aleksanyan threw a chair at the opposition legislators.

"Strong Armenia" Faction MP Andranik Gevorgyan's nose was bleeding, while "Strong Armenia" Faction lawmaker Ruben Mkhitaryan's clothes were torn, and an ambulance arrived at the NA.

NA speaker Ruben Rubinyan, whose direct duty was to ensure order in the NA sessions’ hall, initially silently watched the brawl for several minutes, after which he announced a recess and summoned security officers.

The MPs continued their argument in the NA corridor, where curses were heard.