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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

Presidential polls begin in Mongolia

The polls mainly involve candidates from three leading parties, who have offered different measures to ease the government's mounting debt pressure if elected to office, Xinhua news agency reported.

Jun 26, 2017, 09:09 AM IST

Dalai Lama visits Mongolia over China`s objections

Mongolian Buddhism is closely related to the Tibetan tradition.
 

Nov 19, 2016, 16:27 PM IST

US Secretary of State John Kerry visits 'plucky' Mongolia

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and US Vice President Joe Biden are among other top officials to have visited the country in recent years as America "pivots to Asia".

Jun 05, 2016, 06:15 AM IST