The main opposition Mongolian People's Party (MPP) appears to have swept back to power in parliamentary elections, Mongolian media said early on Thursday, after campaigning dominated by concern over slowing economic growth.
The transformation of the former Soviet bloc state since a peaceful revolution in 1990 has been a big draw for foreign investors...
Mongolia's opposition returns to power after landslide victory
The Mongolian People’s Party is returning to power after a four year-hiatus after a landslide victory in elections that focused voters’ attention on slowing economic growth and a doubling of external debt by the ruling party.
The opposition MPP won 63 seats in the 76-seat Great Hural, according to preliminary results reported by party Chairman...
Mongolian opposition set for landslide win as economy struggles
Ulan Bator (AFP) - Mongolia's main opposition was set for a landslide win in national elections, official preliminary results showed Thursday, as voters rejected economic policies that have left the sprawling, sparsely populated country struggling.
??Squeezed between Vladimir Putin's Russia and Communist China, Mongolia prides itself on its democracy,...
Opposition party wins in the Mongolian election
According to preliminary results of the Wednesday's election, opposition Mongolian People's Party or MPP won landslide victory.
It won 62 seats of the 76-seat parliament known as State Great Khural and ruling Democratic Party or DP won 12 seats and MPRP or Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, offshoot of MPP won 1 seat and independent candidate...
Sluggish Economy Casts Shadow Over Mongolians Elections
By GRACE BROWN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Jun 28, 2016, 5:06 AM ET
Mongolians vote in parliamentary elections Wednesday with sentiment weighed by a sharp downturn in the landlocked Asian nation's crucial mining sector, rising unemployment and political disillusionment.
The Democratic Party could lose its...
Mongolians divided on eve of hotly contested elections
With voters fed up by a flailing economy, alternative parties have sprung up to challenge the traditional rulers.
Erdenebat Danzan from the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party addresses supporters at a campaign rally [Ganbat Namjilsangarav/Al Jazeera]
Ulaanbaatar,...
Baby steppes: Mongolian women face ballot box battle
Ulan Bator: Mongolian pop singer and single mother Nara swapped her trademark miniskirt for a traditional "deel" to campaign in tented slums for a seat in parliament, but would-be female parliamentarians face an uphill challenge as the country goes to the polls Wednesday.
Women politicians have been making strides in Asia in recent years, and...
Mongolia Investment Guide launch by Prime Minister
Mongolia Investment Guide launch by Prime Minister
27 June 2016
The guide was launched by Mongolia's Prime Minister, Chimediin Saikhanbileg, at a ceremony in Ulaanbaatar. He said it would "improve transparency, reduce bureaucracy, improve the business...
Mongolia votes with mineral riches still a distant dream
Tavan Tolgoi (Mongolia) (AFP) - Deep in the Mongolian steppe, a gigantic hole in the ground holds billions of tonnes of riches that politicians say will fuel the transformation of the landlocked and sparsely populated country into a prosperous modern nation.
But after years of missed deadlines and mounting corruption, voters' once bright hopes...
