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Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 9 June 2021. [1] The result was a victory for former prime minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh of the Mongolian People's Party, who received 72% of the valid vote. [2] The elections were considered free and fair by OSCE. [3]
April 16 - The Constitutional Court of Mongolia ruled that some elements in the Law on Presidential Elections are unconstitutional, effectively ruling that President Battulga is ineligible to run for reelection. [1] April 18 - Mongolian President Battulga Khaltmaa issued a decree dissolving the Mongolian People’s Party. [2] [3]
Mongolia elects its head of state—the President of Mongolia—at the national level. The president is elected for a six-year term by the people, using the Two-round system. The State Great Khural (Ullsyn Ikh Khural, State Great Assembly) has 76 members, originally elected for a four-year term from single-seat constituencies. Due to the voting ...
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Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (Mongolian: Ухнаагийн Хүрэлсүх; [a] born 14 June 1968), also referred to as Khürelsükh Ukhnaa, is a Mongolian politician who is the 6th and current president of Mongolia since 2021.
Before his career in politics, Battulga was a sambo wrestling champion. He was the Democratic Party's candidate in the 2017 presidential election and was elected President with 50.6% in the run-off, the first-ever run-off election in modern Mongolian history. [1] Mongolians are divided about his role in the 2019 Mongolian constitutional crisis.
The president was originally limited to two four-year terms, but this was changed to a non-renewable six-year term starting with the 2021 presidential election. The president can be removed from office if two-thirds of the Khural find them guilty of abusing their powers or violating their oath. [5] Before inauguration, however, the president ...
Incumbent President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, candidate of Democratic Party won the 2013 Mongolian presidential election on 26 June 2013 [32] and was sworn into office for his second term as President of Mongolia on 10 July 2013. [33] Thus, since 2012 the Democratic Party has been in power holding both presidency and government.