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Mongolia ruling party picks a new prime minister candidate
Lawmakers backed the 39-year-old reform-minded party chairman with 88 of 107 votes as he pledged to trim bureaucracy and stabilize import prices.
- On Monday, March 30, 2026, Mongolia's parliament confirmed Uchral Nyam-Osor as prime minister with 88 of 107 lawmakers voting in his favor, making him the nation's third premier in nine months.
- Outgoing Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav resigned Friday, March 27, 2026, after a boycott by the opposition Democratic Party and infighting within the ruling Mongolian People's Party over corruption allegations against a senior minister.
- Nominated as a compromise candidate, Uchral, a 39-year-old former Digital Development and Communications Minister, aims to modernize regulations and streamline government bureaucracy inherited from Mongolia's Soviet-era system.
- Facing mounting economic pressures, the new prime minister plans to prioritize resource-management negotiations with mining giant Rio Tinto while working to stabilize fuel prices and expand mining exports.
- Senior analyst Xu Tianchen warned that "stability is the last thing you can expect from Mongolian politics," questioning whether foreign investors will trust the government after persistent political dramas.
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Mongolia names new prime minister following stalemate in parliament
BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) – Mongolia’s parliament on Monday confirmed Uchral Nyam-Osor as the nation’s third prime minister in nine months, following his predecessor’s resignation last week over strife within the ruling Mongolian People’s Party and a legislative stalemate. During a parliamentary session on Monday, 88 out of 107 lawmakers voted to appoint Uchral to the coal-rich country’s No. 2 post, after the 39-year-old vowed to trim the bu…
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