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Discussions surrounding a proposed change to Jordan’s constitution ended up in a brawl more fit for a bar than a parliament this week.

A few lawmakers suggested adding a female pronoun to the Middle East country’s constitution in the section that regards equal rights, however critics argued that such a change would be “useless.” BBC reports that “opposition leader Vahe Hakobian was heckled for calling Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian a ‘lying populist’.”

It was around this time that shouting and impassioned finger-pointing gave way to slapping, hitting, and some members attempting to restrain others as they fought. All as the debate was being live-streamed to televisions around the country.

Fist fight in Jordan's parliament caught on live streamhttps://t.co/al5npJFpqK pic.twitter.com/TXHFvSNMYm

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 29, 2021

The session was adjourned following the fist-fight, and was set to return to business Wednesday.

Naturally the Twitterverse caught wind of the altercation and had some questions, comments and concerns about what is going on in Jordan:

Grown men maturely deciding on women’s issues. Again.

— Expat Vibes (@expatvibes) December 29, 2021

Makes you wonder how they treat their women. I mean really ????? Is that all you haveto raise your fists about ???? Good grief.

— Nada Bonne (@nada_bonne) December 29, 2021

Actually No, the changes in constotution will make everything even parliament totally powerless, it is a continuation of changes one of them resulted in this parliament with 70% of population boycotted the election

— fadwa odeh This is Gaza (@fadwaodeh) December 29, 2021

This event has become a regular for the Jordanian people and every year the scene is repeated with different faces

— أسلم حميدات (@aslam_mh5) December 29, 2021

They really should release some weed vapour into this room. They would then probably settle down and watch bugs bunny cartoons instead of fighting!

Can you imagine how difficult it is for a woman to fit in there?

— Richard Lindley (@Richard19775618) December 29, 2021

The first rule of Jordan’s parliament is you don’t talk about Jordan’s parliament.

— Chief Rug Pull Officer (@TDoge_) December 29, 2021

Men are so emotional

— Amy Grant (@amoirh) December 29, 2021

Jordan parliament doesn’t express neither Jordanian people nor their political needs, and all of those fight seens is just a show to pass Popularly rejected constitutional amendments !
It’s Arab democracy 🥲

— إسلام E.A.Z.S.M (@ItsEslam4) December 29, 2021

US House of Representatives, 2022.

— Robert Perra (@Easterninme) December 29, 2021

This parliament in particular represents only 29%of the Jordanian people..

— SHRIQI but not Bing (@Mohammedshriqi) December 29, 2021

i will just simply explain to you what happen, those amendments that they are debating on are about adding the word “ Jordanian female” to the constitution and that’s absolutely pointless and have no benefit to add since the word Jordanian include both male and female citizne

— m7md.z4 (@204Xxmohammad) December 30, 2021

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