Category Archives: Ikh Khural 2012

PM Batbold out for a Run with MPP Candidate Ganhuyag

Posted on June 23, 2012 by JDierkes

The prime minister goes running. Continue reading →

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Parties vs. Individual Candidates

Posted on June 23, 2012 by JDierkes

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

Posted on June 22, 2012 by miliate

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

Posted on June 22, 2012 by JDierkes

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

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Campaign Workers

Posted on June 21, 2012 by JDierkes

Campaign workers roaming Peace Avenue in Ulaanbaatar. Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 21, 2012 by JDierkes

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

Posted on June 21, 2012 by JDierkes

A census of downtown Ulaanbaatar outdoor election advertising. Continue reading →

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Sant Maral’s Politbarometer June 2012

Posted on June 17, 2012 by JDierkes

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?

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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Exit Poll of Diaspora Voters

Posted on June 15, 2012 by JDierkes

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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First-Ever Diaspora Voting

Posted on June 15, 2012 by mendee

This year, Mongolians living abroad were able to vote for the first time in parliamentary elections, though their participation was hampered by a number of logistic hurdles. 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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Early Speculation about Likely Election Outcomes

Posted on May 28, 2012 by JDierkes

Speculation about possible election outcomes in the 2012 Mongolian parliamentary election. Continue reading →

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Mongolian People’s Party Candidates

Posted on May 27, 2012 by JDierkes

As the Mongolian parliamentary election campaign is set to kick off, this is the list of candidates for the Mongolian People’s Party. Continue reading →

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