Dakar: An opposition member slapped a female member in the Senegalese parliament, the video of the incident has gone viral.
According to the details, a video has gone viral on social media, in which the Parliament of Senegal can be seen turning into an auditorium after a female member belonging to a ruling party was slapped.
Clashes broke out in Senegal’s parliament on Thursday when opposition MP Masata Samb slapped ruling party’s Ami Ndayi Ganebi during a budget presentation.
A violent brawl broke out in Senegal’s parliament after a male opposition lawmaker slapped a female colleague in the face, amid growing acrimony between ruling and opposition party politicians. pic.twitter.com/RMOYNBkgNZ
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After the slap, the female member became very angry and retaliated by picking up a chair and attacked the male member, but another member kicked her down and the attack failed, other members gathered and stopped the woman. took
After the altercation, the woman member of the government was picked up and taken outside. The opposition MP said that the woman member of the assembly criticized the religious leader, on which he became enraged and slapped her.
Here’s what happened when a male MP slapped a female MP in Senegal’s Parliament ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/QRxsucvJUK
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It should be noted that since the July legislative elections in Senegal, where the ruling party lost its simple majority, there has been tension between the ruling party and opposition politicians.