US EditionResource-rich Mongolia faces political uncertainty after the prime minister resigns
- Early Tuesday, Mongolia’s Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene stepped down following a parliamentary confidence vote in Ulaanbaatar in which he failed to secure the necessary majority.
- The resignation came after weeks of demonstrations triggered by allegations of extravagant expenses linked to the prime minister’s son and widespread claims of systemic corruption.
- Oyun-Erdene, who led Mongolia since January 2021, acknowledged neglecting social issues and defended his record amid difficult global challenges like the pandemic and war.
- He received 44 votes of support in a 126-seat State Great Khural where at least 64 votes were required to continue, and warned a spider’s web of interests will not overcome the people.
- Experts warn this political instability could undermine Mongolia’s fragile democracy and public faith in parliamentary rule while economic problems persist.
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Gene pool preservation across time and space In Mongolian-speaking Oirats
The Oirats are a group of Mongolian-speaking peoples residing in Russia, China, and Mongolia, who speak Oirat dialects of the Mongolian language. Migrations of nomadic ethnopolitical formations of the Oirats across the Eurasian Steppe during the Late Middle Ages/early Modern times resulted in a wide geographic spread of Oirat ethnic groups from present-day northwestern China in East Asia to the Lower Volga region in Eastern Europe. In this study…
Mongolian Prime Minister Resigns After Losing Parliament Backing, Street Protests
BEIJING—Mongolia’s Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene has stepped down after losing parliamentary support following corruption claims that erupted into street protests last month, the country’s parliament said on Tuesday. The parliament of the world’s largest landlocked country did not pass a draft resolution on a confidence ballot, meaning Oyun-Erdene was deemed to have resigned, a parliament statement said. “It was an honor to serve my c…
After the Instagram posts that surfaced a few weeks ago, outraged protesters wanted to know how much money the Mongolian prime minister's son was spending on luxury bags and cars. The politician, who describes himself as coming from modest circumstances, had previously clashed with oligarchs over his anti-corruption reforms. He resigned after losing a confidence vote on Monday. Some say the president, who is friendly with Putin, was not too upse…
A power struggle for raw materials, luxury cars and falling revenues from China: Prime Minister Ojuun-Erdene has to resign after a vote of distrust.
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