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Trial of former Mongolian PM: political saboteur or scapegoat?

The high-profile trial of a former Mongolian prime minister has been attracting much attention. Earlier today (23 April), a Mongolian court decided that former Prime Minister M.Enkhsaikhan must be kept in custody until the next hearing, which has now been

Five new parties register for Mongolian Parliamentary Election

Mongolia will hold its next parliamentary election on 24 June. Under the Electoral Law, the deadline for confirmation of participation will expire on Saturday 25 April.

On 22 April, five new parties confirmed their participation in the parliament election. There are:

President donates PPE to the National Emergency Commission

Earlier today (22 April), Mongolian President Kh.Battulga donated medical protective clothing to the National Emergency Commission (NEC). The president bought 5000 items of medical personal protective eqiopment (PPE) produced by the ‘Exclusive’ brand.  U.Shijir, Head of the Office of President

ImageCast voting machine for Mongolian election

Mongolia’s parliament has approved the date of polling day for the 2020 elections for the Representatives’ Khurals (councils) of the 21 provinces, the districts of capital Ulaanbaatar, and the regional soums.

The polling day for local elections has been scheduled for

He would have been 58: Remembering S.Zorig

Had he still been alive, one of the most prominent Mongolian politicians and leaders of the country’s 1990 democratic revolution would have turned 58 today. Earlier today, Mongolian Democratic Party leaders and S.Zorig’s family members and friends laid flowers at

Mongolia considers releasing prisoners

Earlier today (9 April), Speaker G.Zandanshatar made an important announcement during a speech in parliament. He urged lawmakers to consider releasing some prisoners in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Therefore, Mongolian lawmakers need to study the matter and to

Abuse of Power: Six Mongolian MPs charged

Earlier today (8 April), the General Prosecutor’s Office of Mongolia reported a review of cases for the first quarter of 2020. The most high-profile cases are as follows:

Former MP B.Bolor, MP D.Ganbat, MP D.Erdenebat, and N.Zoljargal, at the time

SME Fund Scandal: MP B.Batzorig presents resignation

The scandal over politicians granting themselves low-cost loans out of the fund to support small and medium enterprises became one of last year’s top news items. Earlier today (23 April) it reached another decisive point when Minister of Food, Agriculture