Georgian MP punches opponent in face in brawl over ‘foreign agents’ bill

Incident in which Mamuka Mdinaradze was struck by Aleko Elisashvili prompts fight between legislators

Georgian politicians have come to blows in parliament as ruling party legislators looked to advance a controversial bill on foreign agents" that has been criticised by western countries and prompted protests at home.

Footage broadcast on Monday on Georgian television showed Mamuka Mdinaradze, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party's parliamentary faction and a driving force behind the bill, being punched in the face by the opposition MP Aleko Elisashvili while speaking from the dispatch box.