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(Bloomberg) Former Mongolian Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa won a landslide victory for president, defeating two other candidates and strengthening the ruling party’s hand in its battles over mining resources.Khurelsukh, 52, of the Mongolian People’s Party, declared victory after taking 67.8% of the vote Wednesday, according to the General Election Commission. Internet entrepreneur and third-party candidate Enkhbat Dangaasuren came in second with 20%, while Erdene Sodnomzundui, the former c
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the three candidates in the 9th June 2021 presidential election in Mongolia to voice their support for future press freedom reforms as the best way to improve public affairs transparency and combat corruption.
With presidential elections in Mongolia to be held on 9th June 2021, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the three presidential candidates,
Enkhbat Dangaasuren (Right Person Electorate Coalition),
Erdene Sodnomzundui (Democratic Party), and
Khurelsukh Ukhnaa (Mongolian People s Party) to commit to supporting future reforms strengthening press freedom and editorial independence, as the best way to improve the transparency of public affairs and combat the country’s endemic corruption.