General Election Committee

Mongolia’s Losing Presidential Candidate Demands Recount

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Mongolia’s third-place finisher in the presidential vote demanded a recount on Tuesday, claiming fraud after election officials declared he had narrowly lost a spot in a runoff poll next month. “We should recount it, otherwise we lose our democracy,” Sainkhuu Ganbaatar of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) told AFP. His party officially filed a … Read more

Mongolia To Hold First Presidential Runoff On July 9

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Mongolia will hold its first ever presidential runoff vote on July 9 after none of the three candidates secured an absolute majority in an election marred by a “sabotage” attempt, electoral authorities said Tuesday. The result of Monday’s vote was put off by several hours, angering supporters of the losing candidate who protested the delay … Read more