Mongolian PM Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigns after losing confidence vote

Mongolia's prime minister stepped down amid corruption allegations and weeks of protests

Mongolian PM Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigns after losing confidence vote
Mongolian PM Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigns after losing confidence vote

Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned after losing the parliament confidence vote.

According to BBC, days after the mass protests following corruption allegations, Oyun-Erdene on Tuesday stepped down from his position after failing to secure enough confidence votes.

In a 126-seat parliament he only received 44 votes when he needed at least 64 votes to remain in the office.

After losing the vote, the 44-year-old said, “It was an honour to serve my country and people in times of difficulties, including pandemics, wars, and tariffs.”

Unstable ‘governance’ and ‘economic situation’

Ahead of the vote Oyun-Erdene warned, “If governance becomes unstable, the economic situation deteriorates, and political parties cannot come to a consensus. It could lead the public to lose faith in parliamentary rule and potentially put our democratic parliamentary system at risk of collapse.”

Protest erupts in the country two weeks before the vote after his son's lavish birthday party, engagement and extravagant wedding proposal went viral on social media, and users pointed out the luxurious lifestyle of his family, questioning the source of their wealth.

However, he rejected all the corruption allegations and accused his critics of launching a dirty campaign against him.

Oyun-Erdene was elected as the prime minister of Mongolia in 2021 and will now remain in the office until his successor is appointed within 30 days.

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