Category Archives: Corruption

Monitoring the Election

Posted on June 27, 2012 by JDierkes

The weakest point of the current election law in Mongolia is probably the voter registration process and this will thus be an area of focus for election monitors. Continue reading →

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Update on Election Expectations

Posted on June 25, 2012 by JDierkes

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

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Impressions for the DP Rally in Yarmag

Posted on June 25, 2012 by miliate

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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What am I looking for in election?

Posted on June 16, 2012 by JDierkes

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

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Early Ideas and Reflections on the Atmosphere Surrounding the 2012 Elections

Posted on June 11, 2012 by miliate

MA Asia Pacific Policy Studies student Brandon Miliate’s first election observations from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Continue reading →

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Asia Pacific Memo 161: Bumpy Roads, but Heading in the Right Direction

Posted on June 10, 2012 by JDierkes

Mendee Jargalsaikhan and Julian Dierkes present the glass-half-full view of the upcoming parliamentary election for Mongolian democracy. Continue reading →

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Enkhbayar, Corruption, Foreign Reporting and the Rule of Law

Posted on May 22, 2012 by mendee

Frm president Enkhbayar is going on trial for corruption on May 24. Anti-corruption has emerged as a promising platform for Mongolian politicians to establish themselves and their legacies. Continue reading →

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Mongolian democracy tested by ex-president’s arrest?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by D.Byambajav

More attention to Enkhbayar arrest in media, this time, New York Times. Continue reading →

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Evaluating and Classifying Developments in Mongolia

Posted on April 23, 2012 by JDierkes

Jonathan Manthorpe has taken a more negative view of political developments in Mongolia than most observers, at least in his rhetoric. Continue reading →

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Politics Heating up Ahead of Election?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by JDierkes

Ahead of June’s parliamentary election, debates around corruption and mining are breaking out into the open among Mongolian politicians. Continue reading →

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Is Mongolia Fighting or Preparing to Fight Corruption?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by mendee

By Mendee Jargalsaikhan Mongolia seems succeeding to create the legal environment to tame the corruption by institutionalizing its efforts.  But, these laws and any agencies will be powerless in the absence of political will and interest to clean up the … Continue reading →

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