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[4 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is a Mongolian politician and the President of Mongolia.

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[4 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
President-elect of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj Takes Oath Soon

Tsakhia Elbegdorj won the presidency in with a narrow election win over incumbent Nambaryn Enkhbayar in May 24 2009. He was set to take office later in the month.
Standing for the opposition Democratic Party, Elbegdorj won just over 51% of the vote, to 47% for Enkhbayar, whose ruling Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) said it accepted the result as fair.

Election, Mongolia »

[24 May 2009 | No Comment | ]
Mongolians vote for new president

Voters in Mongolia are electing a new president, a year after vote-rigging claims in parliamentary polls triggered deadly riots in the country.
Current President Nambaryn Enkhbayar of the former Communist party is being challenged by Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj of the main opposition Democratic Party.
Polls opened at 2300 GMT on Saturday are due to close at 1400 GMT on Sunday.

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[23 May 2009 | No Comment | ]
Mongolia set for presidential vote

Voters in Mongolia are preparing to head to the polls in an election that is expected to see a closely-fought race for the presidency.
Sunday’s vote across the vast land-locked country pits Nambaryn Enkhbayar, the incumbent president and leader of the Mongolian People’ Revolutionary party (MPRP), against opposition leader, Elbegdorj Tsakhia, of the Democratic Party.
Local media reports suggest that Enkhbayar is expected to win the election but with a slim majority.
He has promised to be tough on law and order and continue government support for his party’s rural base, while …