Best Parliamentary Brawls of 2010

On April 27, the Ukrainian parliament had an epic brawl over Russia's lease of a Crimean naval port for its Black Sea Fleet.

The Ukrainian April 27 parliamentary brawl was so epic, it warranted a second photo. Not only did the opposition get into fistfights and set off smoke bombs, they attempted to belt the parliament's speaker with eggs. Here, a bodyguard takes one for his boss.

Ukraine's parliament went at it again, this time on December 16. Opposition lawmakers demanded a halt to what they called political repression against their leader, and fighting resulted in multiple hospitalizations.

And you thought Americans hated our bank bailout? After Indonesian police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters, who were pelting them with stones on March 2, lawmakers inside parliament got into physical fights over controversial bank bailouts during their financial crisis.

On December 14, Rome ignited in violent protests after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi just barely survived a confidence vote in Parliament. Lawmakers also got into fights as emotions ran high over the controversial prime minister.

South Korea's government worries publicly about its neighbor to the north all the time, but maybe it should look inward sometimes too. Here, elected officials brawl on December 2 over a free school meals program

While this may not have been a brawl amongst politicians, an April 8 bloody people's uprising in Kyrgyzstan spilled onto the floor of parliament, ransacking its chambers.

On November 10, Maoists rushed onto the floor of Nepal's parliament, attacking the finance minister and derailing the budget as well as the prime ministerial election.

Nigeria's House of Representatives saw emotions run high and fists fly on June 22 after opposition members accused the speaker of corruption, and were promptly booted from the floor for doing it.

Taiwan's parliament, a contender for being the world champ in most fistfights every year, brawled on April 26, 2010 during a debate over a bill to let Chinese students come to the island.

China is a sensitive topic for the Taiwanese, and the brawled again over a trade pact with their big brother neighbor on July 8.

Turkey's parliament is normally quiet, but lawmakers brawled on May 6 over parliamentary matters.