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Ruling Kuomintang (KMT) legislator Lee Cheng-min scuffles with Hsu Chung-hsin (R) from the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) before a vote over rebuilding the fourth nuclear power plant at Parliament in Taipei.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese lawmakers exchanged punches and threw water at each other Friday ahead of an expected vote that would authorize a referendum on whether to finish a fourth nuclear power plant on the densely populated island of 23 million people.

Nuclear power has long been a contentious issue in Taiwan and became more so following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011. While many Taiwanese consider nuclear power generation an unacceptable safety risk for the earthquake-prone island, economic analyses suggest disruptive power shortages are inevitable if the fourth plant is not completed.

Construction of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant began in 1997 but was halted while the DPP was in power between 2000 and 2008. If the referendum is passed it could become operational by 2016.
Physical confrontations broke out early in Friday's session. Associated Press television footage shows some eight people pushing and shoving in one scrum. Two people scuffled on the floor, while others tried to separate them. More than a dozen activists in bright yellow shirts chanted and waved signs on a nearby balcony, and several of them splashed water onto lawmakers below. A few water bottles were thrown into the fray.

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Taiwanese lawmakers throw punches and pour water on each other ahead of voting on whether to holding a referendum on building the controversial No. 4 nuclear power plant. President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan needs the fourth nuclear power plant to solve power shortage, but environmentalists oppose its construction out of safety concerns.

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We may laugh but you can see their fights are over policy measures. Nigerian legislators fight over allowances and personal power

It doesnt look like a fight to me , morelike adults on childplay. Make dem come Naija come learn legislative fight

Crouching Tigers and Hidden Dragons doing their thang. No sweat.

This one na just Rofo Rofo fight!

They should meet the akpako master to teach them how to mace opponents!

I think its only in Nigeria we have such brulala. This shows that we are human too in Nigerian either for policy or allowance fight na fight. We should have some level of maturity before we push for public office...from house of Reps to River state now Taiwan...who is next

I nor see any blood oh

So no be only for Naija dem get Chidi Lloyd and Evans Bipi?

Atleast they are fighting for the intrest of the masses not for personal intrest

Quite funny but I respect the hustle,the reason behind this is in the interest of the masses. God bless them unlike Nigerian lawmakers wey dey fight for selfish interest

I think fighting skill should be a requirement for legislative posts.

dem dey learn work.. where chidi llyod? make him go fck all of them up

And how come no one was MASED?

[color=#990000][/color] Make dem use uranium or polonium. Fighting with odinary hands will wast much time! ! !

I thought I will see KUNG FU? Why are they fighting like little kids pulling each other??

Someone in the background was reading the widely acclaimed "PM News" best seller, "How To Mace Your Colleague" by Chidi Lloyd.Hee Hee! At least,their fight is about a real issue that is in the interest of their country.The clowns we have here fight for their pockets.

When you v rascals as leaders, it's easy for them to always lose their senses & engage in public fights. No shame at all!
Last Bullet:
Their fight no sweet reach!
There's no Chidi Lloyd, Michael Chinda, Hon Wike, Police Comissioner Mba, The Jonathans & Gov Amaechi in their casts. Their costume is not even complete without a mace!

Lin quan cha!

I blame GEJ

Rivers state house of assembly,u guys are learners.
See better people wey perform correct action film.


Seriously this is unbecoming of the legiature.any lawmaker who does this,is a disgrace to the nation no matter what purpose he's fighting or how angered he his.they should be recalled imstantly by constitutional provision.

They learnt it from Nigeria, congrats to our reps and senators because they have now become role model to taiwan legislators. The difference is that the taiwan legislators are fighting for what they feel is right but our Nigeria legislators, we all know what they fight for, just to continue the looting.

At least na water dem dey throw at one another...nor be akpako!

This is no news- exchange of blows occurs frequently among members of Taiwan parliament!

So we have a brother country in asia?

No blood seen,that's better than the use of mace

This is nonsense without a mass.

At least there's no one carrying a mace in here.

chidindufrank: I blame GEJ

blame him 4 wat hapened in Taiwan? U must be a goat.