Sierra Leone MPs brawl over electoral system

Members of the ruling and opposition parties were pitted against one another in a dispute over a proposal to implement proportional representation for the municipal and general elections of the next year.

Sierra Leone MPs brawl over electoral system

A fight broke out in parliament because of a dispute over Sierra Leone's new voting system.

Punches are seen being thrown on video amid loud yelling.

The parliamentary mace, a massive item, is flung from one side of the chamber to the other and back again.

According to a journalist, security then ejected some MPs.

Members of the ruling and opposition parties were pitted against one another in a dispute over a proposal to implement proportional representation for the municipal and general elections of the next year.

Parliament must approve the election commission's recommendations.

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