Watch: Lawmaker Slaps Female Politician in Parliament, All Hell Breaks Loose, Chair Thrown

Senegal’s Parliament briefly resembled a junior high school cafeteria last week as tensions turned into scuffling.

The BBC provided a bit of context, noting that the African nation’s legislative chamber has been a hotbed of tension since the July election. At that time, the party in power saw its legislative majority trimmed, which has led to less-than-amiable sessions.

On Thursday, Senegal’s parliament was wrangling over budget numbers when a lawmaker named Massata Samb, who is a member of the opposition, had a confrontation with lawmaker Amy Ndiaye Gniby, who belongs o the ruling party.

The incident began when Samb got up from his seat and crossed the room, approaching Gniby, the woman in the yellow clothing, for a round of words and finger-pointing.

Samb then closed quickly and delivered a right-hand slap to Gniby, who really did want to retaliate but was separated from her aggressor by her desk.

Pushing and shoving ensued until Samb was finally dragged away from Gniby, who was temporarily out of the frame.

But not for long.

Gniby emerged from the right side of the screen with a chair, which she brandished like a weapon as she plowed through lawmakers until, caught in a jam on the legislative floor, she hurled the chair at Samb.

Samb was not injured, but the escalation led to Gniby being tackled.