Parliamentary elections were held in

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

on 24 June 2020. The result was a victory for the ruling

Mongolian People's Party The Mongolian People's Party (MPP) is a social democratic political party in Mongolia. It was founded as a communist party in 1920 by Mongolian revolutionaries and is the oldest political party in Mongolia. The party played an important role i ...

, which won 62 of the 76 seats, a slight decrease from the 65 won in the 2016 elections.

Electoral system

The 76 members of the

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will be elected by

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in multi-member constituencies. The electoral system was not decided until a new electoral law was passed on 22 December 2019.Law on Elections amended
Montsame, 24 December 2019 The changes were expected to marginalise smaller parties, and also effectively removed the right of 150,000 Mongolian expatriates to vote, as they could not be registered in a specific constituency.Mongolia's new election rules handicap smaller parties, clear way for two-horse race
Reuters, 20 May 2016 The new electoral law also barred people found guilty of "corrupt practices" from standing in elections. Women's right activists called for raising gender quota for nominations from 20% to 30% but they failed. Currently, female legislators make up 17% (13 seats) in the parliament, the highest number since the first democratic elections in 1990.

Parties and coalitions

606 candidates are officially registered by the General Election Committee of Mongolia running for the election, of whom 121 are independents and 485 candidates from following 13 political parties and 4 coalitions: *

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

Mongolian Green Party The Mongolian Green Party ( mn, Монголын Ногоон Нам) is a green party in Mongolia. It was founded in 1990, the year Mongolia became a multi-party democracy, and was the first green party founded in Asia. From 1996 until 2000 the ...

* Our Coalition ( Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party,

Civil Will–Green Party The Civil Will–Green Party ( mn, Иргэний Зориг–Ногоон Нам, ''Irgenii Zorig–Nogoon Nam'') is a green liberal political party in Mongolia. Civil Will Party Civil Will Party was established on March 9, 2000, with Sanjaas� ...

Mongolian Traditional United Party The Mongolian Traditional United Party ( mn, Монголын Уламжлалын Нэгдсэн Нам (), ''Mongolyn Ulamjlalyn Negdsen Nam'') is a national-conservative political party in Mongolia founded in 1993. Mission The party's missio ...

) * New Coalition (Citizen’s Coalition for Justice Party,

Mongolian Republican Party The Mongolian Republican Party ( mn, Монголын Бүгд Найрамдах Нам, ''Mongolyn Bügd Nairamdakh Nam''), usually shortened to simply the Republican Party, is a political party in Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ...

, Truth and Right Party, Mongolian National Democratic Party) *

Right Person Electorate Coalition The Right Person Electorate Coalition ( mn, Зөв Хүн Электорат Эвсэл, translit=Zöv Khün Elektorat Evsel, ZKEE) is a political alliance in Mongolia established in 2020 by the National Labour Party, Mongolian Social Democrati ...

( National Labour Party,

Mongolian Social Democratic Party The Mongolian Social Democratic Party ( mn, Монголын Социал Демократ Нам, , sometimes also referred to as ''Sotsdek nam'') is a political party in Mongolia. It was founded in 1990 by Bat-Erdeniin Batbayar. Other prominen ...

, Justice Party) * People's Party * Freedom for People Party * Development Program Party * United Patriots Party *

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( Mongol Conservative Party,

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) * Love the People Party *

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* Demos Party * People's Majority Governance Party * Great Harmony Party * Ger Area Development Party Multiple candidates were arrested during the election campaign. Among them, two were running from the governing MPP, three were candidates of the opposition DP and one was a candidate of the Keep Order! Constitution 19 Coalition.

Opinion polls

Results

The

won with a supermajority of 62 seats, a slight drop from the 65 won in the prior elections. The

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the Right-wing politics, right of the Left–right politics, political spectrum, but are closer to the Centrism, centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure a ...

won 11 seats. The candidate of Our Coalition, former

member and vice chairperson of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party Sainkhüügiin Ganbaatar, won a seat, as did candidate of the

and Chairperson of the National Labour Party Togmidyn Dorjkhand. Former

Prime Minister of Mongolia The Prime Minister of Mongolia () is the head of government of Mongolia and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Mongolian parliament or the State Great Hural, and can be removed by the parliament with a vote of no ...

Norovyn Altankhuyag Norovyn Altankhuyag ( mn, Норовын Алтанхуяг, Norowiin Altanhuyag, ; born 20 January 1958) is a Mongolian politician who was the Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2012 to 2014 and a Member of Parliament. Democratic Party's National Co ...

won one seat as an Independent candidate.

References

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