Bulgaria: Insecure Pro-Russian MPs Spat, Yelled and tried to Fight in Parliament

There were physical clashes in the plenary hall after, during a declaration from the parliamentary rostrum, Yavor Bozhankov from "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) called Kostadin Kostadinov and Tsoncho Ganev from pro-Russian party "Vazrazhdane": "soft wrists" ("meki kitki" which in Bulgarian insinuates homosexual orientation).

The tension then escalated, Tsoncho Ganev spat at Bozhankov, and everyone jumped to their feet. Later, the clash continued on the sidelines, where "Vazrazhdane" gave a short briefing.

The words of Bozhankov himself in the hall were provoked by Iskra Mihailova from "Vazrazhdane", who made a statement from the parliamentary rostrum and declared that WCC-DB are national traitors.

While Bozhankov was walking to the podium to answer, Tsoncho Ganev from "Vazrazhdane" was heard saying to him: "Just one word about the declaration, you will see what I will do to your tablet".

"They were talking about soft wrists. The two of them: Tsoncho and Mr. Kostadinov doubt us the most in this regard," said Bozhankov, and the tension exploded.

The Speaker of the National Assembly Rosen Zhelyazkov gave a 10-minute break, deputies came to the podium and a stampede began. The line was repeatedly heard: "Let's not push each other".

After the situation calmed down, MPs from "There Is Such a People" commented to Bulgarian media "OFFNews" that Tsoncho Ganev spat on a MP during the clashes, and someone's glasses fell to the ground. Numerous MPs from several parliamentary groups took part in the clashes, but the most active were from the "Vazrazhdane" and WCC-DB groups.

After the incident, Manol Peykov from WCC-DB stated that Zlatan Zlatanov from "Vazrazhdane" was...