A mass brawl broke out in the Georgian parliament on Friday, June 26
A mass brawl broke out in the Georgian parliament on Friday, June 26, following a speech by Georgian opposition party 'Gakhuria – For Georgia' deputy Giorgi Sharashidze, who criticized the country's Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze.
Consensus
- The incident occurred in the Georgian parliament
- It happened after a speech by opposition deputy Giorgi Sharashidze
- Sharashidze criticized Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze
- The criticism led to a verbal confrontation that turned into a physical fight
- The event took place on June 26, 2025
Points of divergence
- Sharashidze claimed that Kobakhidze does not deserve even membership in the ruling party 'Georgian Dream', and that some members of the party agree with this assessment — vedomosti
- The brawl occurred during the parliamentary session when Kobakhidze was delivering his annual report — vm
- The incident was preceded by a protest in Tbilisi on the day of local elections in October 2025, where 14 police officers were injured, and Kobakhidze blamed the EU ambassador for the unrest — vm
- There was a similar brawl in the Ukrainian parliament in July 2025 over a law regarding the return of powers to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Procuracy — vm
- In October 2024, a candidate for municipal deputies in Yalta got into a fight with a veteran of the Russian Armed Forces over a parking spot — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- A fight broke out in the Georgian parliament after an opposition deputy's speech — Ведомости
- A fight broke out in the Georgian parliament after an opposition politician's speech — Вечерняя Москва