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Mongolians in isolation cannot vote in parliamentary election

Mongolia will hold its parliamentary election on 24 June. However, some Mongolians who are under isolation for observation of coronavirus symptoms will be unable to vote, emergency staff reported. According to the Law on the COVID-19 Pandemic, Mongolia will curb

Mongolia tightens control over diplomatic travel

Earlier today (28 May), the Mongolian Cabinet updated the regulations for possessing, issuing and holding diplomatic and official passports and tightened the liability of passport holders. Under the new regulation, Mongolian diplomats must now hand their passports over at border

Young Mongolian election candidate detained

Less than a month before the Mongolian general election, one of the candidates has found himself behind bars pending trial – two days after next month’s election. Earlier today (28 May), the young candidate N.Nomtoibayar was sent to the 461st

Pandemic Election: Mongolia’s voting spending rises

The pandemic is playing havoc with elections worldwide. Because of Covid-19, Britain, France, North Macedonia and Serbia have already postponed ballots of various sorts. However, Mongolia will follow South Korea’s example of casting votes amid the pandemic. By successfully holding

Former President barred from running in Mongolian election

Mongolia’s controversial former president, N.Enkhbayar, will not be allowed to stand in the parliamentary election next month because of registration irregularities and his conviction for corruption in 2012, the election commission said. N.Enkhbayar applied to register as ‘Your and Our

Mongolia’s Next Election Will Feature New Types of Candidates

Amid a fairly successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolia is holding its parliamentary election on June 24 on its usual four-year cycle. Equally cyclical is yet another revision of the electoral system, this time reverting to the 2008 system

51 Mongolian election candidates withdraw

A record number of 698 candidates from parties and unions as well a record number of independents have registered by online to participate in the Mongolia’s 2020 parliamentary election, which is due to take place in just over a month’s