The “It’s easy to resign” youth protest, calling for the resignation of Mongolian Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene, has continued for 21 days. The extravagant lifestyle of Temuulen, the son of L.Oyun-Erdene, in stark contrast to the widespread poverty in Mongolia, served as the direct trigger for the protests.

Mongolian Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene ultimately resigned on Tuesday, following a parliamentary vote of no confidence, according to an official statement. A proposal to hold a closed-door vote on the confidence motion against the Prime Minister of Mongolia was supported by 65.3% of lawmakers. As a result, the confidence vote was conducted by secret ballot using paper ballots. A seven-member counting commission was appointed, which included lawmaker M. Narantuya-Nara.

Some 82 lawmakers participated in the secret ballot, with 44 voting for retaining confidence in L.Oyun-Erdene, and 38 against.

The ballot did not reach the 64-vote threshold required from the 126-seat parliament, prompting L.Oyun-Erdene to stand down. He will remain as caretaker prime minister until his successor is appointed within 30 days.

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