The 27^th PM of Mongolia has been ousted, two years and three months since forming the "Reform Government".

PM N.Altankhuyag was defeated by 36 MPs, with 54.5 percent of the votes of no confidence, out of 66 MPs who attended the vote.

Twenty-six of those MPs who voted no confidence were opposition MPP caucus members and another 10 MPs were DP caucus members, including R.Amarjargal, R.Burmaa, J.Batzandan, Kh.Battulga, M.Zorigt, B.Narankhuu, and L.Erdenechimeg, and Justice Coalition members G.Uyanga, D.Battsogt, and L.Tsog, who pressed the reject button. Just one day before the motion for a no confidence vote, DP caucus members agreed to vote in favor of the PM to retain the Government, but showed no confidence for the PM on voting day. The DP rules include articles to dispel members if a vote by a caucus member results in the ousting of a DP led government.

Now there are questions about whether or not the party will dispel members or reform the government with other parties and coalitions.

Seven members of the DP caucus, whose votes were vital to retain the PM, were absent from the vote.

In the past two years, petitions calling for the resignation of the PM and the Government have been submitted five times. Four of them were submitted by the MPP opposition party.

• April 12, 2014  – Demand for the resignation of PM N.Altankhuyag
• July 12, 2014 – Demand for the resignation of Finance Minister Ch.UIaan and Economic Development Minister N.Batbayar,
• April 7, 2014 – Demand for the resignation of Justice Minister Kh.Temuujin by MP O.Baasankhuu
• May 29, 2014 – Demand for the resignation of Economic Development Minister N.Batbayar
• October 17, 2014 – Demand for the resignation of PM N.Altankhuyag 

Parliament spent 93 working days discussing these issues.

PM N.Altankhuyag appeared to be in disbelief about the ousting until the last reject button was pressed. Until then, he was the head of the government of the ruling party with 50 seats. N.Altankhuyag did not win in the 2012 parliamentary election. But became the majority leader with 34 seats in parliament. He formed the Reform Government, along with 11 Justice Coalition members, two members of the Civil Will-Green Party, and three independent members, and the opposition MPP of 26 was left out of the government.  But the opposition MPP of 26 made the Reform Government the ruling party, with 50 seats lost.

After his ousting, N.Altankhuyag handed down the State Stamp to Deputy Prime Minister D.Terbishdagva, who will head the government until a new PM is appointed.

Deputy Prime Minister D.Terbishdagva said, “The Reform Government worked successfully in a short period. I hope the next generation will keep the values that have been created in the time of our cooperation. The people of Mongolia value everything you did for the country.”