Greece's political slapfest and 9 other parliamentary brawls

A televised debate in Greece devolves into blows, but the debt-soaked country is hardly the first to see its politicians assault each other in public

The "Rumble in the Rada": Ukrainian parliament comes to blows in May over a proposed law that would make Russian the second language in parts of Ukraine.
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This week, Ilias Kasidiaris, a member of Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, shocked the world when he assaulted two female members of parliament on a political talk show. The incident is being viewed as emblematic of Greece's political dysfunction, as the divided country prepares for elections later this month that could decide whether Greece remains in the euro currency bloc. But Greece is not the only country whose politicians have resorted to fisticuffs when arguments have failed them. Here, 10 parliamentary brawls from around the world:

1. Greece

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