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New Mongolia president pledges to fight corruption, redistribute mining wealth

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] Mongolian Democratic Party  presidential candidate Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj  on Monday defeated current president Nambar Enkhbayar in the country's general election. Educated in the US, Elbegborj ran on a platform of fighting corruption  and redistributing profits from the country's mining operations to Mongolian residents. Enkhbayar's Communist Party had originally refuted claims that Elbegdorj had won the election, but later accepted the results . Elbegdorj was briefly Prime Minister in 1998 and again in 2004. Mongolian police have said they are on alert for any potential violence linked to the election results. Last year, Enkhbayar declared a state of emergency following protests against the results of parliamentary elections in the country. At least five people were killed and more than 700 people were detained as a result of the protests. The Democratic Party had called for new elections because of alleged fraud, but Enkhbayar has said that both parties have agreed to address the riots under established law.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on May 25, 2009 (boomark / email).