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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – There was a time when Tugsjargal Munkherdene felt like a pariah. Not one of Mongolia’s many radio stations would air his songs; no agent was willing to help him find a gig. It seemed in a nation the size of Western Europe, there wasn’t space for a hip-hop rapper, whose harsh lyrics [...]

Amid important elections and transitions taking place this year in different parts of the world, it is easy to overlook the parliamentary election to be held in Mongolia on June 28. On that day, the country will choose its next government in one of the most consequential elections in its recent history. Consequential because―in a [...]

It appears that President Elbegdorj has gotten his way and former President Enkhbayar will not be able to stand in the parliamentary elections this coming Thursday.

Mongolia’s opposition Democratic Party has established a strong lead over the ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) ahead of elections next week, according to an opinion poll released Friday.

The man who was once the most powerful person in Mongolia lies in a hospital bed recovering from a hunger strike, the late afternoon sun falling across his sunken face.

Depending on whom one believes, Mongolia’s former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar is either a champion of democracy targeted for judicial persecution by an increasingly authoritarian regime or he is a corrupt charlatan whose finely crafted portrayal of martyrdom hoodwinked Washington, the United Nations and the European Union.

The international coverage of former president Nambar Enkhbayar’s treatment by the current government and the General Election Committee of Mongolia has clearly rattled President Elbegdorj. He has issued a series of comments defending the government’s actions and reaffirming not only the charges logged against Enkhbayar, but also imploring Mongolia’s democratic allies to recognize the he [...]

Former Mongolian President Enkhbayar Nambar said he has been deemed ineligible to stand in this month’s parliamentary elections, in the latest setback to his attempted political comeback at a time when fresh questions are being asked about the nation’s democratic foundations.

Former Mongolian president Nambar Enkhbayar has been barred from participating in parliamentary elections later this month following his arrest on corruption charges in April, members of his family told Reuters on Thursday.

Mongolia has blocked former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar from running for parliament in upcoming elections, a move that many say could damage the young, mineral-rich democracy’s reputation for transparency and upholding democratic principles.

The corruption trial of Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Mongolia’s former president, has been postponed until June 12.

Former president of Mongolia Nambar Enkhbayar has accused the authorities in his country of waging a politically motivated legal campaign against him.

The European Union on Friday urged authorities in Mongolia to ensure that the case of former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar, who is accused of corruption, is treated fairly with full respect to democratic principles.

As he prepared to go on trial on corruption charges, the former president of Mongolia lay in a wrinkled hospital bed, where he was recovering from a 10-day hunger strike he waged to protest being held in detention by his successor’s government.

As June elections approach, mining investors in Mongolia worry that their contracts might be targeted for a fresh round of renegotiation after the poll.

Mongolia’s bid to discredit one of its most popular opposition politicians, a staunch supporter of resource nationalism, could backfire and strengthen his party in approaching elections, putting at risk mining investments in the central Asian nation.

Mongolia’s bid to discredit one of its most popular opposition politicians, a staunch supporter of resource nationalism, could backfire and strengthen his party in approaching elections, putting at risk mining investments in the central Asian nation.

A former president of Mongolia is now in a hospital, recovering from the effects of a hunger strike he staged while imprisoned by the government that replaced his.

Mongolia’s leadership faced growing international pressure over its treatment of a detained former president before a local court on Monday sanctioned his release.

The United States should demand that Mongolia, the only functioning democracy in Central Asia and a close U.S. ally, respect its citizens’ legal rights amid a crackdown on political opponents, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said on the House floor Monday.

A Mongolian court on Monday released from detention the country’s former president, his lawyer said, just over a month after he was jailed on accusations of corruption in a case that sparked international concern about the rule of law in the country.

Former Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar was granted bail today and will remain hospitalized to get medical treatment after refusing water for 10 days to protest his detention on corruption charges.

Mongolia’s previous president has spent more than a week on a hunger strike, protesting a detention that he says is aimed at preventing him from running in the country’s coming parliamentary election.

Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj, responding to international concerns over the jailing of his predecessor, said he has no right to interfere in corruption probes.

Mongolian elections are set for the end of June and in the run-up draft legislation put forward new provisions to cap foreign ownership of domestic companies at 49%, rules similar to Zimbabwe’s indigenization policy.

Jailed former Mongolian President Nambar Enkhbayar, who is planning to run in parliamentary elections next month, was taken to hospital yesterday after he began a hunger strike May 4 in protest over his imprisonment.

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Mongolia’s president likes to call his country the freest in its region, a proud achievement for a nation squeezed between Russia and China. But as the detention of a former president over corruption allegations drags on ahead of key elections, analysts are asking whether the case risks eroding Mongolia’s democratic system.

With parliamentary elections in Mongolia two months away, the capital is humming with campaign preparations.

The unusual detention of Mongolia’s former president could last until the eve of next month’s elections, throwing into doubt his political comeback and dealing a setback to what had been considered a relatively healthy democratic system.