At its regular meeting on Monday, the MPP caucus criticized MPP Chairman and Prime Minister S.Batbold for his nominations to fill six ministerial vacancies.

Some MPP MPs said the Premier is paying too much attention to the vacancies, leaving undone other important work, such as the discussion of draft laws and the appointment of managing officials at the State Property Committee (SPC) and the Nuclear Energy Authority (NEA).

The members also noted that officials with experience in the relevant sectors should be appointed to the SPC and NEA. They emphasized that deputy ministers should be appointed based on their work experience and knowledge of the relevant sector, not merely to represent certain groups.

MPP caucus members were also unhappy with the Premier for nominating candidates who were not the candidates approved by the caucus last week. For example, Ch.Ulaan has been nominated for finance minister instead D.Khayankhyarvaa.

The caucus members also expressed reservations about nominating MPP Secretary General U.Khurelsukh for first deputy prime minister and Ts.Dashdorj for road, transportation and urban development minister.

Some members noted that S.Batbold’s actions have hurt the reputation of the MPP.