Former MP N.Nomtoibayar was sentenced to five years and five months in prison for abuse of power on Tuesday.

N.Nomtoibayar was found guilty of giving privileges to others by abusing power, including ordering the implementation of 29 projects and programmes in

Earlier today (8 July), the Mongolian Parliament appointed the 17 members of newly-formed Cabinet. Earlier, Mongolian President Kh.Battulga backed the names of the following new ministers:

L.Oyun-Erdene is appointed as Head of the Cabinet Secretariat.

Ya.Sodbaatar as Deputy Speaker

Former Baganuur Mayor N.Tavinbekh

At today’s (7 July) session, the Mongolian Parliament approved the structure of the new Cabinet headed by Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh. The Mongolian Cabinet will have 14 ministries – six of them are general and eight are functional. One new development

Earlier today (6 July), a Mongolian court sentenced former Prime Minister J.Erdenebat to six years in prison for abuse of power and banned him for six years from working in government office. The trial of the politician has been continuing

Some 450 people, who came from the Selenge province, are today demonstrating outside the Sukhbaatar District Court of Ulaanbaatar for the second day demanding the release of former Prime Minister J.Erdenebat. The demonstrators, who are from the 17 soums and

Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh will continue to serve as head of the Mongolian Cabinet after 93.3 percent of parliament voted for him; only one Democratic Party member, B.Purevdorj, refused. Therefore, U.Khurelsukh becomes the 31st Prime Minister of Mongolia. Now, he is

By decree of President Kh.Battulga, the newly formed Mongolian Parliament held its first session today (30 June) at 12.00 p.m. As the State Great Khural gathered for the first time since last week’s election, the 76 MP’s took their oaths

Earlier today (30 June), Mongolian President Kh.Battulga addressed the opening of the first session of the new parliament or State Great Khural. The Mongolian People’s Party majority parliament was formed after the election on 24 June. President congratulated all 76