The ruling party and opposition traded blows, as a political standoff following June’s disputed elections continues

The Armenian Parliament erupted into an all-out brawl, with ruling-party and opposition lawmakers trading punches and hurling chairs as deepening political divisions spill into violence.

The confrontation broke out on Thursday after MP Taron Chakhoyan, from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract party, launched personal attacks against the family of Narek Karapetyan, the head of the opposition Strong Armenia faction, during a debate over the party’s election campaign.

Opposition lawmakers approached the podium, triggering a scuffle that rapidly descended into a mass brawl. Footage from the chamber shows Deputy Speaker Vahagn Aleksanyan, a ruling-party member, throwing a chair at opposition MPs.…