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MPRP and Democratic Party groups made their regular meeting and agreed upon discussion issues at SGK.

Group chairman made disclosure about the decisions they made.

Q: What issues were discussed at the meeting? Do you make any progress in OT agreement draft? Read the rest of this entry »

The official date of the local self-government election was announced by the State Great Khural (Parliament). Its principle was changed than the previous ones. In the previous election, officials from the aimag, city, soum, district Offices were allowed to become candidate. But, starting from this election, if the state officials become candidate, then they cannot resume their position after the election. Therefore, not many people are willing to compete for the local self-government election, from the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party.

Before, they thought that if won seats from the local civil representatives’ council (literally local parliament), then it was the service of the state. But situation changed this year, therefore, there are quite few candidates from MPRP. But it is still unclear for the Democratic Party. All in all, medium ranking state officials are out of the local self-government election game.

ULAN BATOR, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s new parliament on Wednesday appointed Nyamaa Enkhbold from the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and the Democratic Party’s Gavaa Bathuu as its vice chairmen.

Nyamaa Enkhbold was minister of foreign affairs and director of the governmental administration in the former government.

The parliament also set up seven standing committees. Read the rest of this entry »

As a result of last parliamentary election which held on June 29, MPRP has a majority in State Great Khural, but party refused to implement its power alone and made an agreement with opposition Democratic Party on coalition government. Yesterday, S.Bayar, 52, Chairman of MPRP and current prime minister of Mongolia, nominated by MPRP for prime minister of new cabinet. President received Yo.Otgonbayar, General Secretary of MPRP and L.Amarsanaa, Secretary of MPRP, and stated that he will make necessary steps in 5 days according to the constitution of Mongolia.

MPRP leader and Prime Minister of Mongolia S.Bayar received N.Altanhuyag, new Chairman of the Democratic Party  and congratulate for the appointment to a responsible position. Noting it was essential MPRP and DP to cooperate, taking advantages of favorable opportunities in social, economic and political arenas, the Prime Minister highlighted, “It is our priority to solve problems and ensure livelihood of the people even there are problems like inflation and price growth. On the other hand, the two parties must collaborate on launching major mining projects and putting the resources in economic turnover without delay in consistency with fundamental interests of the Mongolian people.

I do believe that you, a newly appointed leader of the Democratic Party, would attach close attention on and contribute to it. There is no way to go forward without completing the works we already started together and solving the problems accumulated. For instance, poverty and unemployment reduction, which is demanded and asked by the public, should be our priority. Our Party is for cooperating with the Democratic Party on mutual understanding and united positions, using every possibility for the country and people of Mongolia.”
As a Chairman of the DP, N.Altanhuyag highlighted two issues worth attaching attention. He pointed out that the Parliament should be formed completely with 76 members in the near future. Read the rest of this entry »

ULAN BATOR, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s new parliament on Monday appointed Damdin Demberel, member of the steering council of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and also a member of parliament, as its chairman.

Damdin Demberel, first elected as member of parliament in 1992,was reelected in 2008.

From 2000 to 2004, Demberel served as chairman of the parliament’s standing committee of political power construction. He became minister of social welfare and labor in 2007.

Demberel said the new parliament would give priority to boosting socio-economic development of the country. Read the rest of this entry »

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia — Standing down doesn’t come naturally to Elbegdorj Tsakhia, who was a 27-year-old newspaper editor in the winter of 1990 when in subzero temperatures he helped lead a series of mass demonstrations and hunger strikes here that ended seven decades of communist rule.

Now a seasoned politician with two stints as prime minister behind him, Mr. Elbegdorj is more sensitive to the limits of protest in this young democracy.

The 45-year-old leader of the nation’s leading opposition group, the Democratic Party, brought Mongolia’s government to a halt this summer by refusing to have his party members take their seats in Parliament following elections in June that he says were corrupted by widespread fraud. Read the rest of this entry »

The eternal flame of hope burned more brightly for miners and explorers as Mongolia’s Parliament resumed its first session since a July 23rd walkout by the main opposition party.

Legislators were sworn in Thursday as the new parliament hopes to quickly elect a new chairman who will form a new Mongolian government.  The original swearing-in day was halted after opposition Democrats staged a walkout.

Rioting after Mongolia’s disputed June 29 election left five people dead, as thousands of people took to the streets to protest against alleged election fraud. The election gave the ruling Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) a comfortable margin of victory with 47 of the 76 seats in parliament, while the Democratic Party won 26. Read the rest of this entry »

ULAN BATOR, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s new parliament resumed its first session and swore in legislators Thursday.

Proceedings at the opening session on July 23 had been stalled when the main opposition Democratic Party staged a walkout alleging vote fraud in the June polls.

The country’s two biggest parties, the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and the Democratic Party, won 42 and 25seats respectively In the 76-seat parliament.

The new parliament will elect a chairman soon and form a new government. Read the rest of this entry »

Democratic Party sent to Yo.Otgonbayar, MPRP Secretary General an official letter says, “This is to forward the proposal of the Democratic party that providing true information and awareness to the public by holding open talks between party leaders and consultative task groups on consensus and mutual understanding between MPRP and DP and some conditions why Parliament activities are stagnant would be of great significance at this politically challenging time.”