议员们在亚美尼亚议会因潜在的“性别部”争论而大打出手，甚至扔椅子、拳头。
Chairs and punches were thrown by MPs during a brawl in Armenia’s parliament in a row over a potential “Ministry of Sex” The opposition Strong Armenia Party promised earlier this year to establish a new government ministry to leave “no unsatisfied women” in the country. It claimed the policy was needed because sexual dissatisfaction had caused a rise in political activism by middle-aged white women.
反对派强亚美尼亚党此前承诺将在今年早些时候设立一个新政府部委，以确保全国“没有不满意的女性”。该党声称，这一政策的必要性在于性不满导致中年白人女性的政治活跃度上升。
But on Thursday the proposal led to violence in the legislature after Taron Chakhoyan, an MP in the ruling Civil Contract Party, accused the opposition of being “steeped in corruption” and demanded its leader apologise to women for the proposed ministry.
但周四，这一提议在立法机构内引发暴力。执政的民契约党议员塔隆·查科扬指责反对派“腐败深重”，并要求其领袖为该部委向女性道歉。
Mr Chakhoyan allegedly called Narek Karapetyan, the leader of Strong Armenia, a “mess from head to toe” and a shouting match began.
据称，查科扬称强亚美尼亚党领袖纳雷克·卡拉佩蒂安为“从头到脚都是烂摊子”，随后双方开始高声争吵。
MPs then jumped up and ran towards the podium where Mr Chakhoyan was delivering his speech and a fight broke out as members punched and kicked each other.
议员们随后冲向查科扬发表演讲的讲台，争执升级为拳脚相向的打斗。
Vahagn Aleksanyan, the parliament’s deputy speaker and a member of Civil Contract, threw a chair towards opposition MPs, while Mr Chakhoyan was seen splashing water over Garnik Davtyan, an opposition MP.
民契约党副议长、议会副议长瓦哈格恩·阿列克萨尼扬向反对派议员投掷椅子，而查科扬则被看到向反对派议员加尔尼克·达夫蒂安泼水。其他议员则投掷瓶子、砸碎桌子。
Other MPs threw bottles and broke tables.
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Armenia’s National Assembly was established in 1918 Credit iStockphoto/Ruslan Harutyunov Nikol Pashinyan the Armenian prime minister, later told a press conference: “I condemn violence, but I support the measures taken by the Civil Contract faction today, because [Strong Armenia] being in the opposition does not mean that one should become insolent.
亚美尼亚总理尼科尔·帕希尼扬随后在新闻发布会上表示：“我谴责暴力，但我支持民契约派今天采取的措施，因为[强亚美尼亚]在野并不意味着可以放肆。”
“Whether with a chair or something else, it is proportionate and right.”The prime minister also joked on Facebook that despite the opposition being called the “Strong Armenia” party, the MPs weren’t “physically strong”.
“无论是用椅子还是其他方式，这都是相称且正确的。”总理还在 Facebook 上开玩笑称，尽管反对派被称为“强亚美尼亚”党，但议员们并不“体格强壮”。
In the comment section, Mr Chakhoyan replied that he was “kind of upset. They [Strong Armenia] start a fight and then run away”.
在评论区，查科扬回复称自己“有点不爽。他们[强亚美尼亚]挑起争斗后又逃跑”。
Mr Chakhoyan apologised to the public for his opponents’ behaviour, describing it as “hooligan” and said: “It won’t work to provoke a fight and escape from the National Assembly session hall without getting beaten.”Mr Karapetyan also defended the brawl in parliament, calling it a “normal Armenian-style man-to-man fight”.
恰霍扬先生就对手的行为向公众道歉，称其为“流氓行径”，并表示：“挑衅打架然后没挨揍就逃离国民会议大厅，这是行不通的。”卡拉佩强先生也为议会中的斗殴辩护，称这是“亚美尼亚式的正常男人对男人的打斗”。
“People who had been getting on our nerves for months got it right in the mouth – and got it good,” the opposition leader added.
“那些烦了我们好几个月的人，嘴巴上挨了正着——而且挨得不轻，”这位反对派领导人补充道。
During the fight, the parliamentary speaker initially said he would not suspend the session so that “everyone can see all of this” but decided to call a recess after the violence intensified.
斗殴期间，议会议长起初表示不会暂停会议，以便“所有人都能看到这一切”，但在暴力升级后决定宣布休会。
Clothes ripped in recess However, the break did not calm MPs down and the fighting allegedly carried on in the corridors. Security officers were forced to form a human wall between the opposing parties.
休会期间衣服被撕破 然而，休会并未让议员们冷静下来，据称打斗在走廊里继续进行。安保人员被迫在对立双方之间组成人墙。有人看到议员们带着伤和撕破的衣服离开议事厅。
MPs were seen leaving the chamber with injuries and torn clothing.
总检察长办公室向当地媒体表示，关于斗殴后是否有任何刑事诉讼，“没有可提供的信息”。
The prosecutor general’s office told local media that there was “no information available” about any criminal proceedings following the fight.
在周四另一起议会扰乱事件中，阿尔巴尼亚的反对派议员投放了烟雾弹并封锁了讲台。
In separate parliament disruption on Thursday, opposition MPs in Albania set off smoke bombs and blocked the podium.
阿尔巴尼亚各地民众已抗议数月，这场运动被称为“火烈鸟运动”。示威起初是和平的，但已变得愈发具有破坏性，并在最近几周演变为暴力。
People across Albania have been protesting for months in what has become known as the Flamingo movement. Initially peaceful, the demonstrations have grown more disruptive and have turned violent in recent weeks.
这场运动已从反对一个有争议的度假村项目，演变为一场更广泛的运动，反对所指控的腐败和阿尔巴尼亚政治体制。
The movement has evolved from opposition to a controversial resort project into a wider campaign against alleged corruption and Albania’s political establishment.
斗殴发生在就《阿尔巴尼亚银行法》修正案进行表决期间，执政的社会党不顾反对派抗议强行通过了该修正案。
The brawl erupted during a vote on amendments to the law on the Bank of Albania, which the ruling Socialist Party pushed through despite opposition protests.
反对派议员要求总理埃迪·拉马辞职，并指责警方对示威者使用了不必要的武力。
Opposition MPs called for Edi Rama the prime minister, to resign and accused police of using unnecessary force against protesters.