WATCH: Chaotic Protest Erupts As EU Parliament Rejects Minute of Silence for Charlie Kirk

The European Parliament descended into chaos on Thursday as conservative lawmakers banged their desks in protest and shouted when a demand the session hold a minute of silence for Charlie Kirk was denied.

The request had been spearheaded by Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers, who called it a stand “to declare that our right to freedom of speech cannot be extinguished.”

“Madam President, dear colleagues, the murder of political activist Charlie Kirk, a husband, loving father, and patriot, has shocked the world. We must strongly condemn political violence and rhetoric that incites violence. Please stand with me in reflection and prayer in his honor, and I yield the rest of my time for a moment of silence,” he said.

President Roberta Metsola rejected the proposal, saying such tributes can only be held at the opening of a plenary session, which had already passed, adding the next opportunity to request a silence would be October.

When Weimers continue to attempt to cede his speaking time to a silent tribute, session chair Katarina Barley of the Socialists and Democrats cut him off.

“We have discussed this, and you know the president said no to a minute of silence,” Barley said, sparking angry desk-banging from right-wing benches and applause from centrist and left-wing lawmakers.

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