Yearly Archives: 2012

MPRP Vote as Indication of Populism

The MPRP is Enkhbayar’s party and its appeal is populist. Continue reading

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The Significance of the Ulaanbaatar City Council Election

The city council election in Ulaanbaatar has gained in significance with its concurrent date with the national election. Continue reading

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Update on Election Expectations

Corruption apparently not on top of Mongolian voters’ minds. Continue reading

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Impressions for the DP Rally in Yarmag

Julian and I have just returned from the Democratic Party Rally in Yarmag, Han-Uul District where the party’s two Parliamentary candidates L. Bold and Ts. Oyungerel as well as E. Bat-Uul, running for UB Parliament, made speeches in support of … Continue reading

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Election Songs of Parties

Campaign songs of major Mongolian parties. Continue reading

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PM Batbold out for a Run with MPP Candidate Ganhuyag

The prime minister goes running. Continue reading

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Parties vs. Individual Candidates

Campaign strategies focusing on individual candidates in outdoor advertising and party votes in media advertising. Continue reading

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Less Visibility for Mongolian Ultra-Nationalists

I remember being shocked during my first trip to Mongolia in 2008 when walking along Peace Avenue, I saw a car belong to the unofficial political group/gang Blue Mongol (Хөх Монгол) sporting a prominent and rather taboo swastika. After asking … Continue reading

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More Details on Election Procedures

Voting procedures for individual voters in Mongolia’s parliamentary election. Continue reading

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Campaign Workers

Campaign workers roaming Peace Avenue in Ulaanbaatar. Continue reading

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Took a while ’til my penny dropped: political vanity phone numbers

What’s in a number? Big Mongolian parties use vanity phone numbers in the current election. Continue reading

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First Look at Campaign-Smothered Ulaanbaatar

A census of downtown Ulaanbaatar outdoor election advertising. Continue reading

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Sant Maral’s Politbarometer June 2012

Some speculation about the election outcome in the Mongolian parliamentary election based on recently released poll results. Continue reading

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What am I looking for in election?

Some thoughts about different aspects of potential outcomes in the Mongolian parliamentary election. Continue reading

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Exit Poll of Diaspora Voters

Mongolians living in Japan, Korean, the UK, and the US have organized an exit poll of voters living abroad. Continue reading

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