A fist-fight broke out in the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/jordan/2021/11/23/jordans-parliament-presses-ahead-with-constitution-reforms/" target="_blank">Jordanian parliament</a> on Tuesday amid heated arguments about disputed amendments to the country's constitution, at least one of which involved women's rights. Several deputies traded punches after a verbal row escalated when the assembly speaker called on a deputy to leave, witnesses said. No one was injured in the fist fight that began over the refusal of a member to apologise over unwarranted remarks during a session to debate <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2021/11/18/jordans-king-calls-for-modernisation-of-political-system/" target="_blank">proposed amendments</a> to the constitution. Live footage on state media showed several members of parliament punching each other while one deputy fell to the ground as others shouted. “There was a verbal shouting match that turned into fist-fighting by several deputies. The behaviour is unacceptable to our people and harms our country's reputation,” said Khalil Atiyeh, a member of parliament who witnessed the session. Amendments proposed to the constitution by a royal commission this year would give MPs the power to choose the prime minister. The proposals have been the cause of some disagreement in Jordan for a while, leading to demonstrations by pro-democracy protesters. The session was adjourned until Wednesday morning as a result of the scuffle.
