Category Archives: Democratic Party

End of the Oyun-Erdene Era?

Posted on June 3, 2025 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes Of course, the one time, my frustration at endless speculation about political machinations and alliances actually gets to me, something happens, namely Prime Minister L Oyun-Erdene’s era appears to be ending. In the early morning of June … Continue reading →

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Government Confusion

Posted on May 30, 2025 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes A bit of confusion in Mongolia at the moment regarding the state of the coalition government and the fate of L Oyun-Erdene as prime minister. Last week, it was reported that a) the DP had been removed … Continue reading →

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More on Oyun-Erdene’s Cabinet

Posted on August 29, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes and Bulgan B Marissa Smith has already provided an overview of the new cabinet. Here, we’re adding some more information in cabinet members as we had done for previous cabinets. (new cabinet members in bold, if no … Continue reading →

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Guest Comment: Mongolia’s Democratic Party Gambit into Government

Posted on August 20, 2024 by JDierkes

By Sugar Munkhtsooj The Mongolian parliamentary elections of 2024, the first since constitutional amendments increased the number of parliamentarians from 76 to 126, concluded in June with results that largely aligned with predictions from pundits and pollsters. As expected, the … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: A free but not a Fair Election: It Was All About Money

Posted on August 12, 2024 by JDierkes

By Bat-Orgil Altankhuyag, Batkhishig Gankhuyag Mongolia recently conducted its tenth competitive election since 1990 in June 2024 (the first multi-party elections). In general, various electoral observation reports, including the one conducted by OSCE-ODIHR, suggest that the 2024 parliamentary election was … Continue reading →

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DP Results

Posted on July 8, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes To me, the success of the DP was one of the surprises of the June 28 election. To my surprise, the DP soared to claim one third of seats in #Mongolia parliament. mongoliafocus.com/202… #Сонгууль2024 #Сонгууль #MGLpoli [image … Continue reading →

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Quick Overview of Election Results

Posted on June 28, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes After this morning’s very hot takes, I want to offer a slightly expanded summary of the results of the parliamentary election. For those of you wanting to look at various aspects directly, the Ikon.mn website is my … Continue reading →

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Women MPs in 2024 election result

Posted on June 28, 2024 by bulgan batdorj

By Bulgan Batdorj  The results are in, and Mongolia has made history—a record-breaking 32 women have secured seats in the country’s 126-member parliament, representing 25.4% of the total. Of the 32 women elected, 8 were chosen directly through constituency votes, … Continue reading →

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Election Hot Take: Change but not Quite

Posted on June 28, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes Everything points to a reduced MPP majority with a surprisingly strong showing by the DP and no major surprises on individual candidates. Mongolian voters have thus opted for personnel change, but even that not quite. There were … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Election Platforms on Extractive Sector Governance

Posted on June 25, 2024 by bulgan batdorj

By Dorjdari Namkhaijantsan  While political party platforms play arguably a limited role in the final outcome of elections in Mongolia, they are nonetheless important since the aspirations of the ultimate winning party stated in them end up forming the basis … Continue reading →

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Gendered Trends in Candidacy for Mongolia’s 2024 Parliamentary Election

Posted on June 25, 2024 by bulgan batdorj

By Bulgan Batdorj  There are total of 1,340 candidates across 13 constituency regions and the party list. Of these candidates, 498 (37%) are women and 842 (64.3%) are men.  It looks that the women quota and the zipper system in … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Analyzing the Environmental Strategies of Five Parties

Posted on June 23, 2024 by bulgan batdorj

Jangar Ts. and Bolormaa P.  Overview of Natural Resources and Ecosystems Mongolia, renowned for its vast steppe grasslands, abundant water resources, forests, wetlands, and rich mineral deposits, faces significant environmental challenges. Key threats include environmental degradation, desertification, unsustainable water extraction, … Continue reading →

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Speculation about Post-Election Scenarios

Posted on June 22, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes Of course, there is lots of speculation about what election results next week might mean for the next four years. Coalitions? Long-time Mongolia watchers have heard this story before: rampant speculation around Ulaanbaatar that regardless of a … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Election Platforms on Health

Posted on June 21, 2024 by JDierkes

By Tsogtbaatar B Health stands among the most essential and common social goods in Mongolia. Yet, there is often displeasure among the Mongolian public for how health services are delivered and doubts where the overall sector’s policies are headed. The … Continue reading →

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Election Campaigning and Discussions on Social Media

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Marissa Smith

By Marissa J. Smith A brief summary of trends I am observing on Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit: Candidate Assets Besides its usual excellent infographics presenting candidates and parties, ikon.mn has also released data visualizations on candidate’s assets (“Candidates of MPP, … Continue reading →

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