[PHOTOS] Taiwanese Lawmakers Punching Each Other Inside Parliament
Punches and water were thrown, and the doors to the chamber were tied shut.
By Sadho Ram — 03 Aug 2013, 04:51 AM — Updated about 11 years ago
Some eight people were pushing and shoving in one scrum, while two scuffled on the floor
Some eight people were pushing and shoving in one scrum, while two scuffled on the floor
Image via dailymail.co.ukThe Taiwan Solidarity Union member was grabbed by the ruling Kuomintang legislators
Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taiwan. They exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)
Image via hindustantimes.comThey exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of an expected vote
Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taiwan. They exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)
Image via hindustantimes.comLegislators from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party splash water at legislators from the ruling Nationalist Party at the Legislative Yuan
Legislators from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) splash water at legislators from the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) at the Legislative Yuan
Image via dailymail.co.ukRuling Kuomintang legislator Lee Cheng-min scuffles with Hsu Chung-hsin from the Taiwan Solidarity Union
Ruling Kuomintang legislator Lee Cheng-min scuffles with Hsu Chung-hsin from the Taiwan Solidarity Union before a vote over rebuilding the fourth nuclear power plant at Parliament in Taipei. AFP photo
Image via hindustantimes.comOpposition lawmakers block a door of the legislature floor
Opposition lawmakers block a door of the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan as they exchanged punches ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)
Image via hindustantimes.comA legislator from the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party yawns next to an entrance
A legislator from the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party yawns next to an entrance at the parliament in Taipei. AFP photo
Image via hindustantimes.comAn opposition lawmaker hurls a bottle of water during fight against ruling lawmakers
An opposition lawmaker hurls a bottle of water during fight against ruling lawmakers on the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo)
Image via hindustantimes.comRuling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor
Ruling and opposition lawmakers fight on the legislature floor in Taipei, Taiwan as they exchanged punches each other ahead of an expected vote. (AP Photo)
Image via hindustantimes.comHere's how and why the Taiwanese lawmakers broke out into full-on brawl
Lawmakers exchanged punches and threw water at each other ahead of a vote that would authorise a referendum on whether to finish a fourth power plant on the island.
dailymail.co.ukNuclear power has long been a contentious issue in Taiwan and became more so following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011.
vancouversun.comWhile many Taiwanese consider nuclear power generation an unacceptable safety risk for the earthquake-prone island, economic analyses suggest disruptive power shortages are inevitable if the fourth plant is not completed.
Friday's fracas pitted the pro-referendum forces of President Ma Ying-jeou's ruling Nationalist Party against strongly anti-nuclear forces affiliated with the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party.
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