2016 Mongolian parliamentary election

2016 Mongolian parliamentary election
Mongolia
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All 76 seats in the State Great Khural
39 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
MPP Miyeegombyn Enkhbold 45.12 65 +40
Democratic Zandaakhüügiin Enkhbold 33.14 9 −22
MPRP Nambaryn Enkhbayar 8.00 1 New
Independents – 6.00 1 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Chimediin Saikhanbileg
Democratic		 Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat
MPP

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 29 June 2016.[1] The governing Democratic Party lost to a landslide victory of the Mongolian People's Party, retaining only 9 of 76 seats in the Great Khural.[2] While they just lost under 2% of the popular vote, a new electoral law passed by the Democratic Party itself when in Government to promote two-party politics,[3] together with a 14% rise of the MPP, ended up making them lose 25 of 34 seats. As a result, the MPP secured a supermajority with 65 of 76 seats.

  1. ^ Government and politics Embassy of Mongolia to the United States of America
  2. ^ "Mongolian opposition wins landslide, voters fed up with hard times". Reuters. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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