Moment enraged male MP punches female lawmaker for being

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Moment enraged male MP punches female lawmaker for being 'discourteous' before she hurls a chair at him sparking chaotic brawl inside Senegal's parliament - DM UK

The session was suspended as lawmakers traded blows, insults and accusations. Tensions have been rising between ruling and opposition politicians since a July legislative election in which the ruling party lost its comfortable majority, damaged in part by concerns President Macky Sall will seek a third term in 2024.

Sall, 60, has refused to state clearly whether he plans to run for a third term, a move the opposition say would be in breach of term limits and of an earlier promise.

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