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Former MP Faces Charges Amid Party Turmoil in Mongolia

3/18/2026

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Bulgantuya Khürelbaatar, former deputy speaker, faces severe charges tied to a parliamentary bid to oust Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav.
She contends the charges are absurd and politically motivated, saying her actions followed parliamentary procedure.
The Mongolia People’s Party faces internal strife as a younger reformist faction challenges traditional leadership.
Following her expulsion from the party, a draft bill has been proposed to strip immunity from MPs deemed unethical.

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Bulgantuya Khürelbaatar, former deputy speaker, faces severe charges tied to a parliamentary bid to oust Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav.
She contends the charges are absurd and politically motivated, saying her actions followed parliamentary procedure.
The Mongolia People’s Party faces internal strife as a younger reformist faction challenges traditional leadership.
Following her expulsion from the party, a draft bill has been proposed to strip immunity from MPs deemed unethical.