Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

...that this vote was stolen. It was stolen and there needs to be a recount. The result is false," Democratic Party leader Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj told AFP from his office. The MPRP won 47 of the 76 seats in parliament, while its main rival and...

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...MPRP. Five people were killed. The MPRP still controls the 76-seat parliament, but Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj of the opposition Democratic Party won the presidency in May, creating a virtual coalition government. Mongolia's location, between...

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...Jason Subler Mongolia's opposition Democratic Party (DP) said on Monday its candidate, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, had won the country's presidential elections, an outcome analysts said could complicate a pivotal mining deal. The General...

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...meeting, which was broadcast live on privately-run Eagle Television, prime minister Sanjagiin Bayar blamed Democratic Party leader Elbegdorj for "misleading people and inciting violence", echoing claims that he had made earlier during the...

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...or study abroad. That was evident during the presidential election in May, when bogus accusations that Democratic Party leader and eventual winner Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj was part Chinese fell on deaf ears. "In the past that would...

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...influence. Nyamaa Enkhbold, the new foreign minister, who is only distantly related to the prime minister, said the MPRP government plans no change in foreign policy, including the tight relationship with the United States. The new...

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...Revolutionary Party (MPRP) could set back foreign investors' long-term interests. "If Elbegdorj wins, that would be a pretty strong signal of probably more complications in policy making over mining, given his track record on...

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...incumbent Nambariin Enkhbayar of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and opposition Democratic Party (DP) candidate Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is seen as a barometer of how soon the country will be able to reach a deal with...

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...to resolve the situation. "From the Sea of Japan to the eastern border of Europe, we are the only functioning democracy and we have a duty to save it," Democratic Party leader Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj told Reuters. Parliament was to convene...

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