Southern African delegates are at loggerheads with their eastern and western counterparts.
Southern Africa is demanding a presidency on a rotational basis, while the eastern and western delegates want a vote-based system.
Dramatic scenes in the Pan-African Parliament are bad for the image of an institution still trying to maintain relevance, says one analyst.
Within minutes of starting the session meant to elect a new president, the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) erupted into more chaos on Tuesday. At the centre of it was a letter believed to be sent from the African Union to the PAP over reforming the contesting voting procedure.
WATCH: PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT CHAOS ERUPTS AGAIN! Sun Reporter A screengrab from the video.
A dispute
over who should be the president of the Pan-African Parliament resulted in
chaos on Monday.
On day six
of the 4th Ordinary session of the fifth Parliament things also descended into
chaos as the members of the Parliament demanded a letter from the African Union
to be read.
On Monday,
at the height of the fight, ANC Chief Whip Pemmy Majodiena vowed to lay charges
of gender-based violence against Senegalese politician Djibril War.
Majodiena
was reportedly trying to stop a physical altercation between War and a member