Mongolia is no exception to global trends of democratic decline. Then, less than six weeks before the recent presidential election, Battulga issued an order banning the ruling Mongolian People’s Party, the traditional counterpart to Battulga’s Democratic Party. Politics, Parties, and COVID-19 While the DP did not unite behind a presidential candidate, their platform included specific legislative proposals addressing issues of …
With most of the votes tallied, Khurelsukh holds an insurmountable lead over Sodnomzundui Erdene of the opposition Democratic Party. Former Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has become the country’s sixth democratically elected president, further consolidating the power of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party. Khurelsukh, who was forced to resign as prime minister after protests earlier this year, had an insurmountable …
President Xi Jinping meets with Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh in Boao, South China's Hainan province, April 10, 2018. BEIJING - President Xi Jinping said Friday that the Communist Party of China is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Mongolian People's Party at all levels and in all fields to lead the China-Mongolia comprehensive strategic partnership to greater …
