The Standing Committee on Justice of the Parliament discussed the President’s veto at a meeting and voted to accept it with more than 90 percent of the members voting.
The high-profile trial of a former Mongolian prime minister has been attracting much attention. At the third day of trial, M.Enkhsaikhan was sentenced four-and-a-half years in prison and banned from public office for four years. He has been accused for
A young politician and member of parliament from Mongolia’s ruling party N.Nomtoibayar was expelled from its ranks on January, 2019. Now N.Nomtoibayar has decided to stand independently for the upcoming 2020 parliamentary election. Subsequently, will be N.Nomtoibayar standing against Justice
Transparency International and ARTICLE 19 today (30 April) called on the Mongolian government to take urgent legislative action to address an increasingly dangerous environment for the independent media in the country.
In January, Article 13.14 of the Mongolian Criminal Code came
Earlier today (29 April), the Mongolian State Great Khural (parliament) approved the Law on Pandemic Preparedness and Response in answer to the economic and social impact of coronavirus as well as the growing threat of an outbreak of infectious diseases
Major-General T.Badral, Head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been nominated as Mongolia’s next ambassador to China. The decision was taken during today’s Cabinet meeting. His nomination will be discussed by parliament and submitted for approval to the
State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs D.Davaasuren was dismissed from his job earlier today (29 April) by decision of the Cabinet. Currently, the reasons for the dismissal of this senior figure are still unknown, however, some Mongolian websites
Mongolia will hold its parliamentary election on 24 June. This year, a record 208 independent candidates have registered to run for seats in the State Great Khural, reported the National Audit Office.For example, former Finance Minister S.Bayartsogt, former MP N.Nomtoibayar