A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament on Tuesday extinguished candles on a menorah that were lit for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, creating disruption and scandal as a new pro-EU government was beginning its work.
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00:00 Far right, Polish lawmaker Grzegorz Braun uses a fire extinguisher to put out candles
00:06 on the menorah lit to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
00:15 The stunts took place as MPs gathered to hear newly elected Prime Minister Donald Tusk`s
00:21 inaugural speech.
00:24 All major parties condemned Braun`s actions, saying there would be no tolerance for anti-Semitic
00:29 or xenophobic behaviour in Parliament.
00:34 Braun was fined and excluded from the day`s proceedings, with the parliamentary speaker
00:39 saying he would report the incident to prosecutors.
00:45 Tusk called the incident a disgrace and said it must never happen again.
00:52 The events delayed a parliamentary vote to approve his pro-EU government, which he later
00:57 won.
00:58 The new cabinet will now be sworn in by President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday.
01:03 Thank you.
01:08 (dramatic music)