Mongolians
start voting at the age of 18 with the voting process a direct, free
election. A new constitution was adopted in January 1992 that made
some changes in the government, one being the legislative power of
Mongolia. The Great Hural, which consists of 76 members, is the
legislative power, with the delegates being elected every four years
like the head of state's term. The head of state is the president, who
is elected to a four-year run in office.
The
People's Great Hural, with it's 430 members, had the state power of
Mongolia and usually met two times each year. Until 1990, the only
legal political party in Mongolia was the Mongolian People's
Revolutionary Party (MPRP), which was a Communist Party. Things
changed when an amendment to the constitution allowed for oppositional
political parties. Another part of the amendment allowed for a
government run by a president and the institution of the Small Hural,
which had 53 members.
Mongolians
start voting at the age of 18 with the voting process a direct, free
election. A new constitution was adopted in January 1992 that made
some changes in the government, one being the legislative power of
Mongolia. The Great Hural, which consists of 76 members, is the
legislative power, with the delegates being elected every four years
like the head of state's term. The head of state is the president, who
is elected to a four-year run in office.
The
People's Great Hural, with it's 430 members, had the state power of
Mongolia and usually met two times each year. Until 1990, the only
legal political party in Mongolia was the Mongolian People's
Revolutionary Party (MPRP), which was a Communist Party. Things
changed when an amendment to the constitution allowed for oppositional
political parties. Another part of the amendment allowed for a
government run by a president and the institution of the Small Hural,
which had 53 members.
blend of Soviet
and German systems that employ
"continental" or "civil" code;
case-precedent may be used to inform judges, but
all decisions must refer to the law as written;
constitution ambiguous on judicial review of
legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
Suffrage:
18 years of
age; universal
Executive
branch:
chief of state:
President
Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ (since 18 June 2009)
head of
government: Prime
Minister Sukhbaatar BATBOLD (since 29 October
2009); First Deputy Prime Minister (Norov
ALTANKHUYAG (since 20 September 2008); Deputy
Prime Minister Miegombyn ENKHBOLD (since 6
December 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet
nominated by the prime minister in consultation
with the president and confirmed by the State
Great Hural (parliament)
(For
more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: presidential
candidates nominated by political parties
represented in State Great Hural and elected by
popular vote for a four-year term (eligible for a
second term); election last held on 24 May 2009
(next to be held in May 2013); following
legislative elections, leader of majority party or
majority coalition usually elected prime minister
by State Great Hural
election
results: in
elections in May 2009, Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ elected
president; percent of vote - Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ
51.2%, Nambar ENKHBAYAR 47.4%, others 1.3%
Legislative
branch:
unicameral
State Great Hural 76 seats; members elected by
popular vote to serve four-year terms
elections: last
held on 29 June 2008 (next to be held in June
2012)
election
results: percent
of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MPP 46, DP
27, others 3
Judicial
branch:
Supreme Court
(serves as appeals court for people's and
provincial courts but rarely overturns verdicts of
lower courts; judges are nominated by the General
Council of Courts and approved by the president)
Political
parties and leaders:
Democratic
Party or DP [Norov ALTANHUYAG]; Mongolian People's
Party or MPP [Sukhbaatar BATBOLD]
three equal,
vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and red;
centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is
the national emblem ("soyombo" - a
columnar arrangement of abstract and geometric
representation for fire, sun, moon, earth, water,
and the yin-yang symbol); blue represents the sky,
red symbolizes progress and prosperity
National
anthem:
name: "Mongol
ulsyn toriin duulal" (National Anthem of
Mongolia)
lyrics/music: Tsendiin
DAMDINSUREN/Bilegiin DAMDINSUREN and Luvsanjamts
MURJORJ
note:music
adopted 1950, lyrics adopted 2006; the anthem's
lyrics have been altered on numerous occasions
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