2013 Mongolian presidential election

2013 Mongolian presidential election

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Majority of the popular vote needed to prevent a run-off
 
Nominee Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene Natsagiin Udval
Party Democratic MPP MPRP
Popular vote 622,794 520,380 80,563
Percentage 50.89% 42.52% 6.58%

Results by province

President before election

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Democratic

Elected President

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Democratic

Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 26 June 2013. The Democratic Party nominee, incumbent President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj was re-elected, defeating both Mongolian People's Party nominee of parliament member Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene and Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party nominee Natsagiin Udval, who was Minister of Health at the time of the election. Elbegdorj was inaugurated on 10 July 2013 for his second term in office.[1]

Both Elbegdorj and Bat-Erdene saw backing from the urban population in Ulan Bator, Bat-Erdene having more of a conservative following and the incumbent president supported by the middle class. Elbegdorj won the election with 50.9% of the popular votes, a nearly 9% margin over Bat-Erdene. Udval received 6.6% of the popular vote. Elbegdorj's re-election keeps the Democratic Party in power both in the presidency and the State Great Khural.

  1. ^ "President to be sworn in on 10th in front of Genghis Khan monument". shuud.mn (in Mongolian). 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.