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Mongolia's parliament confirmed the nomination of Khürelsükh as the 30th prime minister of Mongolia in October 2017. [15] Khürelsükh succeeded Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat, who was voted out of office in September 2017 amid allegations of corruption and incompetence. [ 16 ]
Oyun-Erdene's rise to Prime Minister marked the emergence of a new generation of leadership in Mongolia, characterized by fresh perspectives and international experience. Oyun-Erdene brought a global outlook to governance, signalling a break from the older political class that had dominated since Mongolia's 1990 democratic revolution.
The title of prime minister was only revived in 1990, when the People's Revolutionary Party gradually released its hold on power. Regardless of the changes of name, however, the modern Mongolian government recognizes the office as having existed continuously since 1912, and counts all holders of the office as prime ministers. [8]
The Prime Minister of Mongolia is the head of government of Mongolia. [1] The office was established in 1912, shortly after the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia declared its independence from the Qing dynasty during the Mongolian Revolution of 1911 .
The prime minister holds most of the executive powers in Mongolian politics. Unlike the president, the prime minister is chosen by the party (or coalition) with the majority of seats in the State Great Khural. Typically, the prime minister leads a major political party and generally commands the majority in the State Great Khural.
In mid-March 2018, Battulga appealed to U.S. President Trump via telegram to more trade relations, saying an economic downturn threatened to destabilize Mongolia, and that although Mongolia is an "oasis of democracy", this "does not contribute to economic development" in a region where authoritarianism (China and Russia) is on the rise.
The last such visit by North Korean officials to Mongolia was in 2019 when members of the General Federat. North Korea's Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Pak Myong Ho held talks in Mongolia with ...
Similarly, in October 2007, the South Korean side was reported to be "closing the door" to North Korean refugees in Mongolia and Southeast Asia; North Korea watcher Andrei Lankov, a professor at Seoul's Kookmin University, attributed this to a deliberate policy by the South Korean government to minimise the number of new refugees. [20]