Democratic Party proposes open talk
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 [...]
Secretary-general of Socialist International visits Mongolia
Mr. Luis Ayala, Secretary General of SocIntern visited Mongolia last Sunday. His first day in Mongolia started from getting acquainted with MPRP building. SocIntern runs active activities around the world and its membership expands since 1990. It is the organization that has a first level status to consult the United Nations. MPRP joined the SocIntern [...]
Mongolia’s Democrats stage parliamentary walkout
Radioaustralia reports that,
Lawmakers from Mongolia’s Democratic Party walked out of the newly elected parliament just before they were to be sworn in.
They were protesting the results of the June 29 national election and the deadly riots that followed in its aftermath.
The party says it wants several of its demands met before it will return to [...]
Newly Elected Members Cannot Take Oaths
New parliamentarians, elected as results of the Parliament Election, held on June 29, expected to take oaths and hold the first session today, but they didn’t. 25 members, elected from the Democratic Party attended the opening of the first session, however they quit the session at 01.30, claiming the election results were paradoxical. According to [...]
First session of Mongolia’s new parliament to be held next week
www.chinaview.cn writes that,
ULAN BATOR, July 18 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s new parliament will hold its first session on July 23, Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar announced Friday.
Tsakhia Elbegdorj, chairman of the Democratic Party, said on Friday members of his party elected to the new parliament would not attend the first session.
He also accused the government, [...]
Motion to impeach Mongolian gov’t rejected
www.chinaview.cn writes that,
ULAN BATOR, July 17 (Xinhua) — The parliament of Mongolia on Thursday rejected the motion to impeach the government issued by the opposition Democratic Party.
The Democratic Party accused the government, led by the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP), of failing to take effective measures to appease post-election riots in the capital Ulan Bator, [...]
MPRP building under fire
Protesters have clashed with police in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator amid protests over last weekend’s general election.
People have set fire on ruling party MPRP’s building and fire fighting service quenched it.
Police in riot gear were sent to the offices of the election commission and the ruling party, after demonstrators outside threw stones.
Preliminary results from [...]
Violence follows Mongolia election
The Associated Press reports that,
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) — Protesters alleging voting fraud clashed with Mongolian police Tuesday as election results indicated the ruling party is on course to win the majority it needs to pass a disputed law on sharing the country’s natural wealth.
The protesters clashed with police outside the General Election Commission offices [...]
Opposition alleges fraud in Mongolia vote
Reuters UK reports that,
ULAN BATOR, July 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters marched in Mongolia’s capital on Tuesday alleging fraud in a weekend election, and the leader of the opposition Democratic Party said he would not accept the projected outcome.
Mongolia’s election committee has yet to give the final result of Sunday’s vote, but the Mongolian [...]
Ex-communists ‘win’ Mongolia poll
Aljazeera.net writes that,
Mongolia’s former communists have claimed the majority of seats in the nation’s parliament, leaving them poised to end four years of coalition government with their political rivals.
The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) announced on Monday that it had won 44 seats out of the 76 in the Grand Khural, or parliament.
To gain [...]
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