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Mongolia's prime minister resigns amid protests over reports of son's lavish spending
- Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after losing a confidence vote in parliament.
- The resignation followed mass protests fueled by allegations of corruption related to Oyun-Erdene's son's extravagant spending.
- Protests lasted for two weeks, with hundreds demanding Oyun-Erdene's resignation, prior to the vote.
- Transparency International reported worsening corruption in Mongolia since Oyun-Erdene took office.
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How protests over designer handbags threw Mongolia into political crisis and sparked a prime minister’s resignation
Mongolia has been thrown into fresh political crisis with the country’s prime minister announcing his resignation following weeks of protests sparked by his family’s lavish displays of wealth.
Mongolian Prime Minister Ousted After Family’s Lavish Lifestyle Sparks Protests
Mongolian Prime Minister Ousted After Family’s Lavish Lifestyle Sparks Protests - Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene fails confidence vote, highlighting public anger over alleged corruption and economic woes in the resource-rich nation
Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned on Tuesday, June 3, taking note of a motion of censure approved by the deputies after weeks of demonstrations in the capital against the alleged corruption of the leader while the country has been confronted for decades with endemic corruption that gangens its institutions.
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