Punches, water balloons thrown in Taiwan parliament melee


Lawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party throwing water balloons at each other during the brawl inside the parliament in Taipei, on Friday (July 17). - Reuters

Taipei, July 17, 2020 (AFP): Taiwanese lawmakers threw punches and water balloons inside the legislature on Friday, the third parliamentary brawl in a fortnight, over the nomination of the head of a top government watchdog.

A legislator from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was caught on camera punching an opposition party member during a vote on nominee Chen Chu.

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