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Category Archives: Party Politics
Update on Election Expectations
Corruption apparently not on top of Mongolian voters’ minds. Continue reading
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
PM Batbold out for a Run with MPP Candidate Ganhuyag
The prime minister goes running. Continue reading
Parties vs. Individual Candidates
Campaign strategies focusing on individual candidates in outdoor advertising and party votes in media advertising. Continue reading
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
Posted in Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, JD Democratization, Party Politics, Politics
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Campaign Workers
Campaign workers roaming Peace Avenue in Ulaanbaatar. Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Mongolian People's Party, Politics
Tagged Brandon Miliate, Julian Dierkes
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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
First Look at Campaign-Smothered Ulaanbaatar
A census of downtown Ulaanbaatar outdoor election advertising. Continue reading
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
What am I looking for in election?
Some thoughts about different aspects of potential outcomes in the Mongolian parliamentary election. Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Elections, Governance, Ikh Khural 2012, Inequality, JD Democratization, Oyu Tolgoi, Party Politics, Populism
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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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
Posted in Diaspora, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, JD Democratization, Party Politics, Politics
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Early Ideas and Reflections on the Atmosphere Surrounding the 2012 Elections
MA Asia Pacific Policy Studies student Brandon Miliate’s first election observations from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Continue reading
Posted in Air Pollution, Corruption, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Inequality, Mining, Mongolian People's Party, Policy, Politics
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Asia Pacific Memo 161: Bumpy Roads, but Heading in the Right Direction
Mendee Jargalsaikhan and Julian Dierkes present the glass-half-full view of the upcoming parliamentary election for Mongolian democracy. Continue reading