Caught On Cam: Taiwan Lawmakers Exchange Blows In Dispute Over Parliament Reforms

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Taiwanese lawmakers went in for an all-out brawl in parliament on Friday in a dispute about reforms to the chamber, just days before President-elect Lai Ching-te takes office without a legislative majority. Even before votes started to be cast, some lawmakers screamed at and shoved each other outside the legislative chamber, before the action moved onto the floor of parliament itself. On May 17, lawmakers surged around the speaker’s seat, some leaping over tables and pulling colleagues to the floor. Though calm soon returned, there were more scuffles in the afternoon. Lai, who is to be inaugurated on Monday, won...