Mongolia Risks Constitutional Crisis as President Vetoes PM Exit

Mongolia has been thrown into a political crisis on Monday after President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa vetoed a parliamentary vote to dismiss the prime minister by appealing to constitutional principles and legal procedures.

The Office of the President called the legislature’s vote on Friday unconstitutional, saying in a statement that it ran counter to a committee decision within parliament not to dismiss Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav.