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Mongolian Legislative Election, 2020 |
Mongolian Presidential Election, 2017
Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 26 June 2017. Incumbent President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, first elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013, was constitutionally barred from running for a third term. For the first time, no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, forcing a run-off between Khaltmaagiin Battulga and Miyeegombyn Enkhbold on 7 July, brought forward from 9 July. The third-placed candidate Sainkhuugiin Ganbaatar refused to recognise the results after he missed out on the second round due to finishing 1,849 behind Enkhbold, claiming that an additional 35,000 votes had been added to the total and there had been fraud. His Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party demanded a recount of votes in Bayan-Ölgii.
In the second round, Battulga was narrowly elected with 50.61% of the valid votes, or 55% of the votes cast for a candidate.
Office
Mongolia | President | ||
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Candidate | Party | Vote | Elected |
Battulga Khaltmaagiin | Democratic Party | 517,478 | |
Enkhbold Miyeegombyn | Mongolian People's Party | 411,748 | |
Ganbaatar Sainkhüügiin | Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party | 409,899 |