Mongolian People's Party

Mongolia changes presidential runoff date to July 7

The three candidates in Monday's first-round poll fell well short of the absolute majority needed to secure the presidency, extending the drama of an election marked by corruption scandals.

 

Jun 29, 2017, 13:07 PM IST

Mongolians pick president after scandal-plagued campaign

From its sprawling steppes to its capital and even in yurts serving as polling stations, people began to vote in the landlocked country sandwiched between Russia and China that was once viewed as an oasis of democracy full of economic promise.

Jun 26, 2017, 12:12 PM IST