President of Mongolia
President of Mongolia | |
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State Emblem of Mongolia | |
Appointer | Popular vote |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat |
Formation | 3 September 1992 |
Website | president.mn |
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The President of Mongolia (Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Ерөнхийлөгч, Mongol Ulsyn Yerönkhiilögch) is the executive head of state of Mongolia.[1]
Election
The President is elected by the citizens of Mongolia. Political parties with representation in the State Great Khural nominate candidates. The President can be re-elected only one time. The President can be removed from office if two-thirds of the Khural find him guilty of abusing his powers or violating his oath.[2] Before inauguration, however, the President-elect has to renounce the membership of any political party.
Powers of the President
- Nominating a candidate for the office of Prime Minister, who is then approved or rejected by the State Great Khural (parliament). This is largely a ceremonial responsibility, as the Khural will most likely reject any nominee who is not its own choice – in effect, the Prime Minister is appointed by the Khural.[2]
- Vetoing the Khural's legislation (can be overridden with a two-thirds majority)[2]
- Approving judicial appointments[2]
- Appointing the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Mongolia[3]
- Chairing the national security council[2]
- Acting as commander in chief of the armed forces.[2]
- Nominates the Prosecutor General, the official in charge of implementing the laws, who is then approved or rejected by the Khural.[4]
History
There is debate about who should be considered the first President of Mongolia. The title does not actually date back to before Mongolia's democratisation, but the office itself is seen as extending through Mongolia's period of communist rule. Sometimes, the Bogd Khan (seen as the reincarnations of senior lama) are seen as Mongolia's first "presidents", but more commonly, the title is given to the secular leaders who followed them. Balingiin Tserendorj, who was acting head of state in 1924, is sometimes seen as the first president, but it was not until Navaandorjiin Jadambaa was appointed Chairman of the State Great Khural in November that there was an official leader. Only a day later, the leadership role was reorganized as the Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Khural (the Little Khural being the executive committee of the Great Khural). Later, the Little Khural was abolished, and its powers were returned to the Great Khural – as such, the title of the president became Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Khural. This was shortly afterwards changed to Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural, following a change in nomenclature. Finally, in 1990, the title President of Mongolia was adopted.
List of presidents (since 1992)
People's Revolutionary Party Social Democratic Party Democratic Party
№ | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Elected | Term of office | Party | |
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Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat Пунсалмаагийн Очирбат (1942– ) |
3 September 1990 | 6 June 1993 | People's Revolutionary Party | |
(1) | 1993 | 6 June 1993 | 20 June 1997 | Social Democratic Party | ||
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Natsagiin Bagabandi Нацагийн Багабанди (1950– ) |
1997 | 20 June 1997 | 6 June 2001 | People's Revolutionary Party |
2001 | 6 June 2001 | 24 June 2005 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
Nambaryn Enkhbayar Намбарын Энхбаяр (1958– ) |
2005 | 24 June 2005 | 18 June 2009 | People's Revolutionary Party |
4 | ![]() |
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Цахиагийн Элбэгдорж (1963– ) |
2009 | 18 June 2009 | 10 July 2013 | Democratic Party |
2013 | 10 July 2013 | Incumbent (Term expires 10 July 2017) |
Latest election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj | Democratic Party | 622,794 | 50.89 |
Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene | Mongolian People's Party | 520,380 | 42.52 |
Natsagiin Udval | Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party | 80,563 | 6.58 |
Invalid/blank votes | 13,688 | – | |
Total | 1,239,784 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,864,273 | 66.50 | |
Source: Mongolian Electoral Commission |
See also
References
- ↑ Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, ISBN 99929-0-627-8, p. 42
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, ISBN 99929-0-627-8, p. 43
- ↑ Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Montsame News Agency Foreign Service Office, ISBN 99929-0-627-8, p. 45
- ↑ Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, ISBN 99929-0-627-8, p. 44