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1996 Mongolian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 30 June 1996. The result was a victory for the Democratic Union Coalition, which won 50 of the 76 seats in the State Great Khural, the unicameral parliament of Mongolia. The former ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party won 25 seats. Voter turnout was 92%. American involvement The National Endowment for Democracy, a U.S. Government agency, helped unite several political parties, intellectuals, businessmen, students and other activists into the Democratic Union Coalition and then trained them in grassroots campaigning and membership recruiting. They also assisted in distributing 350,000 copies of a manifesto calling for private property rights, a free press and foreign investment to help convince people to vote out the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. Results References {{Mongolian elections Mongolia Parliamentary In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Mongolian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 28 June 1992, the first to be held after the adoption of the 1992 constitution. The result was a victory for the Mongolian People's Party, Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP), which won 70 of the 76 seats in the State Great Khural. Voter turnout was 96%. During the campaign the MPRP distanced itself from Marxism-Leninism, framing itself instead as a centrist party. However, the leadership of the party was the same as during the communist period. The success of the MPRP in the elections was considered surprising. Results References {{Mongolian elections 1992 elections in Asia, Mongolia 1992 in Mongolia, Parliamentary Parliamentary elections in Mongolia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Mongolia
The prime minister of Mongolia () is the head of the government of Mongolia. The prime minister is appointed by the Mongolian parliament or the State Great Khural, and can be removed by the parliament with a vote of no confidence. The incumbent prime minister is Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, who succeeded Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene on 13 June 2025, following his resignation. The Prime Minister holds the authority to hire and dismiss Cabinet ministers and is responsible for appointing the governors of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, as well as the governor of the capital, Ulaanbaatar. Additionally, the Prime Minister plays a crucial role in shaping domestic policy and directing the government’s legislative agenda. The appointment of key figures in the government, such as the head of various state agencies and ministries, also falls within the Prime Minister’s scope of influence. In the case of political reforms, the Prime Minister's decisions can significantly impact governance s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Elections In Asia
1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, killing around 300 people. * January 9– 20 – Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. * January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan. * January 13 – Italy's Prime Minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. New talks are initiated by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. * January 14 – Jorge Sampaio is elected President of Portugal. * January 16 – President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. Bio promises to restore power following elections scheduled for February. * January 19 ** T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolian Republican Party
The Mongolian Republican Party (, ''Mongolyn Bügd Nairamdakh Nam''), usually shortened to simply the Republican Party, is a political party in Mongolia founded in the early 1990s with a conservative ideology. The party was named the Mongolian Bourgeois Party until April 1997.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An ex ..., Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p490 References External linksOfficial website(in Mongolian) Political parties in Mongolia {{Mongolia-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Endowment For Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization in the United States founded in 1983 with the stated aim of advancing democracy worldwide and counter communism, communist influence abroad, by promoting political and economic institutions, such as Political organisation, political groups, Trade association, business groups, trade unions, and free markets. The NED was created as a bipartisan, private, non-profit corporation, but acts as a grant-making foundation. It is funded primarily by an annual allocation from the U.S. Congress. In addition to its grants program, the NED also supports and houses the ''Journal of Democracy'', the World Movement for Democracy, the Reagan–Fascell Fellowship Program, the Network of Democracy Research Institutes, and the Center for International Media Assistance. Upon its founding, the NED assumed several former activities of the Central Intelligence Agency. Political groups, activists, academics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral or voting system is a set of rules used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, nonprofit organizations and inf ...s and political development, he has published several books. Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook'' (1999 with Michael Krennerich and Bernhard Thibaut) *''Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook'' (2001 with and Christof Hartmann) ** ''Volume 2: South East Asia, East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by population density, most sparsely populated sovereign state. Mongolia is the world's largest landlocked country that does not border an Endorheic basin, inland sea, and much of its area is covered by grassy steppe, with mountains to the north and west and the Gobi Desert to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and List of cities in Mongolia, largest city, is home to roughly half of the country's population. The territory of modern-day Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Rouran, the First Turkic Khaganate, the Second Turkic Khaganate, the Uyghur Khaganate and others. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which became the largest List of largest empires, contiguous land empire i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan
Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan (; born 4 June 1955) was the prime minister of Mongolia from July 7, 1996 to April 23, 1998, the first in 80 years not belonging to the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. Life Early years Enkhsaikhan was born 1955 in Ulaanbaatar. He participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad in 1973 and took bronze medal. He earned PhD in economic sciences from the Kiev State University, former USSR in the 1970s. From 1978 to 1988 he worked as an economist, researcher and deputy head of a department at the Foreign Ministry of Mongolia. From 1988 to 1990 he worked as a specialist at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade and in the meantime, he was a director of a market research institute. From 1990 to 1992 he held a seat in the State Small Khural (parliament) for the first time, representing the Mongolian Democratic Party (1990) and chaired a standing committee in the parliament. From 1992 to 1993 he held a seat in the State G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochirbatyn Dashbalbar
Ochirbatyn Dashbalbar (; 1957–1999) was a Mongolian writer and politician. Biography Early life and education Dashbalbar was born in the Naran district of Sükhbaatar Aimag, in the east of Mongolia, in 1957. He completed high school in Sükhbaatar and in 1984 graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow. His relationship with the written word and with books was apparent from an early age, and it is said that he was interested in poetry even before he learnt properly to read. Indeed, friends report how he loved books and how he would always say that he would own a big library when he was grown up. As soon as he began to earn money, he spent all his income on books. His fascination with poetry drew him into writing and, throughout his school years, he would carry notebooks with him, jotting down ideas for poetry. He studied literature in Moscow and devoted all his time to examining and understanding poetry, and to composing his own work. Political career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Mongolian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 2 July 2000. The result was a victory for the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, which won 72 of the 76 seats in the State Great Khural, the unicameral parliament of Mongolia. No other party could win more than one seat. Voter turnout was 82%.Nohlen ''et al''., p491 Results References {{Mongolian elections Mongolia Parliamentary In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ... Parliamentary elections in Mongolia Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolian Traditional United Party
The Mongolian Traditional United Party (, Mongolian script: , ''Mongolyn Ulamjlalyn Negdsen Nam'') is a national-conservative political party in Mongolia founded in 1993. History On 5 December 1993, the Mongolian Party for Independence, Mongolian United Party of Cattle Breeders and Peasants and Mongolian United Party of Private Owners merged and established the Mongolian Traditional United Party. For the 1996 Mongolian legislative election, the party nominated 16 candidates, but only Ochirbatyn Dashbalbar was elected to State Great Khural. As parliamentary party, it nominated former Chairperson of People's Great Khural Jambyn Gombojav in the 1997 Mongolian presidential election, but he won only 6.6% of the vote, coming in third place. After Dashbalbar's death in 1999, poet Ürjingiin Khurelbaatar became the party's chairperson. In 2006 he was replaced by general secretary Batdelgeriin Batbold. Our coalition In March 2020, the party, alongside the Mongolian People's Revolut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puntsagiin Jasrai
Puntsagiin Jasrai (; 26 November 1933 – 25 October 2007) was a Mongolian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Mongolia from 21 July 1992 until 19 July 1996. Education and early career Jasrai was born in 1933 in the sum (district) of Bugat in the Govi-Altai Province. In 1950, he graduated from high school in Tonkhil district of Govi-Altai Province. He then worked for six years as Education inspector from 1950 to 1956. During this time he joined the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) in 1951. In 1961 he graduated from the Moscow Higher School of Economics with a degree in agricultural economics. From 1970 to 1975, he served as chairman of the State Prices Committee. In 1973, he was elected a deputy of the State Great Khural, for the first of four times from 1973 to 1986. From 1976 to 1978, he was head of the planning and finance department of the MPRP Central Committee. In 1978, he became first deputy chairman of the State Planning Commission and in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
