Greek Lawmaker Who Punched a Colleague and Broke His Nose... Party Affiliated Is 'Sparta'

A far-right Greek lawmaker was detained after throwing a punch at another lawmaker in parliament.

On the 24th (local time), the local daily Kathimerini reported that Konstantinos Floros, a member of the far-right Spartans party, was accused of assaulting Vasilis Grammenos, a member of the minor party Solution for Greece. The police handed over Floros to Konstantinos Tasoulas, the Speaker of the Parliament, who then arrested him.

Konstantinos Floros, a far-right member of the Greek parliament, is leaving the chamber during a debate at the Hellenic Parliament in Athens on the 24th (local time).
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Speaker Tasoulas described the incident as an "absolutely unacceptable barbaric attack." In Greece, parliamentary immunity applies to minor offenses but not to serious crimes. Attacking a lawmaker performing their duties is considered a serious crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

At the time, the parliament was debating whether to lift the immunity of Kyriakos Velopoulos, the leader of Solution for Greece. This was due to Velopoulos being sued for defamation by the father of Floros, a retired naval officer. This led to a heated argument between Floros and the Solution for Greece lawmakers. The assault victim, Grammenos, reportedly told Floros, "Shut up, you scumbag."

In a fit of rage, Floros applied a headlock to Grammenos outside the chamber, punched him in the face, and threw him to the ground. As a result, Grammenos suffered a broken nose and required hospital treatment.

Floros was suspended for 15 days due to this incident. He was elected as a member of the Spartans party in the June general election last year but is currently an independent.

The opposition leader hitting the face of the ruling party leader during a speech at the Georgia legislature.
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This is not the first time a fistfight has broken out in parliament. On the 15th, a brawl occurred in the Georgian parliament, a former Soviet state, over the 'foreign agent' law, which aims to control media and civic groups receiving foreign support.

Mamuka Umdinaradze, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party, was struck in the face by Aleko Elisashvili, leader of the opposition Citizens party, during a speech in the Georgian parliament. Other lawmakers rushed to intervene, turning the parliament into chaos.

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