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Former Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh became the country's sixth democratically elected president on Wednesday, further consolidating the power of the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP). Khurelsukh, who was forced to resign as prime minister after protests earlier this year, comfortably defeated Sodnomzundui Erdene of the opposition Democratic Party and Dangaasuren Enkhbat of the Right Person Electorate Coalition in a national vote, the General Election Committee said. He will replace incumbent Khaltmaa Battulga, who was denied an opportunity to seek re-election following controversial changes to Mongolia's constitution that restricted presidents to one term in office.
Official campaign for presidential election kicks off in Mongolia
Xinhua
25 May 2021, 02:05 GMT+10
ULAN BATOR, May 24 (Xinhua) Mongolia on Monday officially launched the campaign for the country s presidential election scheduled for June 9. The country s General Election Commission has registered three politicians, namely Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, chairman of the ruling Mongolian People s Party, Sodnomzundui Erdene, former chairman of the opposition Democratic Party, and Dangaasuren Enkhbat, a former legislator, as presidential candidates, and handed over candidacy cards to them on Monday. During the launching ceremony of the election campaign, Khurelsukh, 52, promised to build a law-based society and further promote national unity. He said a natural resource fund would be established to provide revenue derived from natural resources equally to every citizen of Mongolia, promote the country s development and raise living standards.