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2024 Mongolian parliamentary election

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2024 Mongolian parliamentary election
Mongolia
← 2020 28 June 2024

All 126 seats in the State Great Khural
64 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
MPP Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene 60
Democratic Luvsannyamyn Gantömör [mn] 11
HUN Party Togmidyn Dorjkhand 1
Independents 1
Incumbent Prime Minister
Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene
MPP

Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Mongolia on 28 June 2024 to determine the composition of the State Great Khural.[1] The number of parliamentarians is set to increase from 76 to 126, following a constitutional amendment from 2023.

Background[edit]

In the 2020 parliamentary elections the Mongolian People's Party won a supermajority of 62 of the 76 seats and formed a government. However, protests in 2021 led to the resignation of Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh and his cabinet.[2] The government's legitimacy was subsequently questioned during the 2022 protests after a corruption scandal involving the theft of $12.9 billion worth of coal.

Election board advertising candidates in Ulaanbaatar

In August 2022 the Constitutional Court cancelled Article 39, Section 1 of the constitution, which stated that "Prime Minister and no more than four members of the and the Government can hold the office of member of the State Great Khural". At the opening of the 2022 spring extraordinary session, chairman of the State Great Khural, Gombojavyn Zandanshatar stated that "In this regard, it is believed that there is a need to discuss and resolve the issues related to the number of members of parliament, the competence of the executive branch, the control and balance of governance, and the development of parliamentary democracy by establishing a National Consensus Working Group and discussing and resolving the issue".

The State Great Khural passed a constitutional amendment on 2 June 2023, increasing the number of MPs from 76 to 126.[3]

Electoral system[edit]

Following the passing of a new electoral law, the elections will be held using a parallel system, with 78 seats elected by multiple non-transferable vote in 13 multi-member constituencies and 48 by closed list proportional representation at the national level with an electoral threshold of 4% for individual parties, 5% for a two-party coalition and 7% for coalitions of three or more parties.[4][5] To qualify for proportional seats, parties and coalitions must also have candidates running in at least half of the seats in each constituency. Party lists must adhere to the zipper system, while the overall gender ratio of candidates for a party must not be greater than 70:30 or less than 30:70. A voter turnout of 50% is required for the result in a constituency to be considered valid, or another round of voting must be held for that constituency.[5]

Timetable[edit]

1 March Deadline for audit organization to set campaign finance limits
24 March Deadline for parties to submit election platform
28 April Deadline for parties to submit intention to participate
14–20 May Parties nominate candidates
10 June GEC issues candidate card[6]
15 June Deadline for Mongolians residing abroad to register
10–26 June Election campaign period
20–23 June Polling days for Mongolians residing abroad in the embassies and consular posts
28 June Polling day (from 7am until 10pm)

Contesting parties and candidates[edit]

The General Election Committee of Mongolia registered a record 1,336 candidates running for the election.[7]

Party Constituency seats Party list Total
Mongolian People's Party 78 48 126
Democratic Party 78 48 126
HUN Party 75 47 122
National Coalition 43 24 67
New United Coalition 53 37 90
United Patriots Party 1 0 1
The Civic Unity Party 53 4 57
Civil Will–Green Party 59 12 71
People's Majority Governance Party 44 27 71
Republican Party 39 15 54
Mongolian Liberal Democratic Party 1 0 1
Civil Movement Party 76 48 126
Truth and Right Party 62 18 80
Good Democratic Citizens United Party 37 18 55
Mongol Conservative Party 22 0 22
Freedom Implementing Party 25 5 30
Mongolian Social Democratic Party 6 0 6
Motherland Party 39 4 43
People's Power Party 52 8 60
For the Mongolian People Party 38 4 42
Liberte Party 43 4 47
Independent 42 0 42
Total 966 371 1337

Incidents[edit]

Death of opposition party member[edit]

On 16 June, B. Bayanmunkh, a member of the Democratic Party and a governor of Sant sum, was beaten to death.[8] It was found that perpetrator was agitator of 1st election district candidate Gürsediin Saikhanbayar.[9] In response, the MPP decided to withdraw Saikhanbayar as a candidate. However, the GEC stated that a candidate cannot be withdrawn once they have been registered, issued an identity card and their name has been entered on the ballot paper.[10][11] Also Saikhanbayar himself stated that he will continue to campaign and compete in the elections.[12]

Opinion polls[edit]

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
MPP DP MPRP HUN NC Other Ind. None Und./NA/
DK
Sant Maral 23 Apr19 May 2024 1,000 18.6 12.6 2.9 1.4 42.7 21.8
MEC Barometer 3–10 Apr 2024 980 22 17 10 6 15 30
Sant Maral 18 Mar16 Apr 2023 1,000 13.6 10.7 2.3 1.4 6.7 65.3
Sant Maral 3 May – 10 Jun 2022 1,200 21.4 10.2 3.1 0.3 3.7 61.4
28 May 2021 Merger of MPP and MPRP
Sant Maral 1–16 Apr 2021 1,210 20.7 9.7 2.4 3.6 0.5 0.2 4.4 58.4
2020 election 24 Jun 2020 44.9 24.5 8.1 5.2 8.5 8.7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Elections to Take Place on June 28, 2024". Montsame. 2023-12-28.
  2. ^ Lkhaajav, Bolor (22 January 2021). "Mongolia's Prime Minister Offers Shock Resignation Amid Protests". The Diplomat.
  3. ^ B., Ooluun (2 June 2023). "Number of Parliament Members to be Raised to 126". Montsame.
  4. ^ "Some new regulations on parliamentary elections". montsame. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Smith, Marissa. "Parliamentary Elections 2024: Yet Another New Election System". Mongolia Focus. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. ^ Adiya, Amar (2024-05-11). "The Black Box of Mongolian Election Nomination Process". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  7. ^ Weekly, Mongolia (2024-06-08). "MONGOLIA ELECTION FRENZY: Record-Breaking Number of Candidates Battle for Top Spot". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  8. ^ "Mongolia opposition candidate beaten to death during election campaign". South East China Post. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  9. ^ "General Police Department: It was found that Sant Sum election propagander killef democratic party member". 24tsag.mn. 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  10. ^ "MPP made a political decision to withdraw Defense Minister G. Saihanbayar as a candidate". ikon.mn. 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  11. ^ "GEC: The name of G. Saikhanbayar cannot be removed from the ballot". ikon.mn. 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  12. ^ "G. Saikhanbayar: I will continue my election campaign and compete". ikon.mn. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-19.