"Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar has stepped down after only four months as leader of the country, after receiving a crushing vote of no confidence from politicians, the country's parliament has announced. Mongolia's 126-seat national parliament, the State Great Khural, held the vote on Friday in which a reported 111 members of parliament cast their ballots, with 71 supporting Zandanshatar's dismissal and 40 opposing, according to a parliamentary statement."
"On October 10, more than 50 members of the legislature submitted a motion to have Zandanshatar dismissed from his post, citing constitutional violations and concerns about governance, according to reports, with the prime minister's recent appointment of a new minister of justice and home affairs at the centre of the controversy. The MPs said Zandanshatar's appointment was carried out unilaterally, without consultation with parliament as required under the Mongolian constitution, and had undermined the principle of the separation of state powers."
Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar stepped down after a parliamentary no-confidence vote. Mongolia's 126-seat State Great Khural recorded 111 ballots, with 71 supporting dismissal and 40 opposing. More than 50 legislators filed a motion on October 10 citing constitutional violations and governance concerns tied to Zandanshatar's appointment of a new minister of justice and home affairs. MPs said the appointment was unilateral, breached consultation requirements, and undermined separation of powers. Additional criticisms cited public comments that allegedly undermined judicial independence and changes to mineral pricing that fostered unfair competition. Zandanshatar had been appointed four months earlier.
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