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Published: 05:31 EST, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 05:31 EST, 7 January 2021
The mayhem erupted after a ruling party deputy tried to seize the ballot box during the vote for Ghana’s parliament speaker
Ghanaian soldiers intervened in parliament to quell a clash between opposing parties in chaotic scenes overnight ahead of the body’s swearing-in on Thursday.
Mayhem erupted after a lawmaker from the ruling party tried to seize the ballot box during the vote for parliament speaker.
The ensuing clash lasted several hours until the army moved in, with national television broadcasting the drama live.
“There was total breakdown of law and order,” said MP-elect Kwame Twumasi Ampofo of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).