Monthly Archives: May 2024

Incumbents

By Julian Dierkes and Marissa J. Smith Incumbency has been a big factor in past elections in Mongolia regardless of (changes to) the electoral system. Given the “choice” of nomination for direct election or the party list, what are incumbents … Continue reading

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Women Candidates 2024 Election

By Julian Dierkes, Bulgan B and Marissa J. Smith Thanks to Marissa Smith‘s initiative, we’re building a table of candidates running in the June 28 parliamentary election. One of the characteristics we included in the table right away is gender. … Continue reading

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Table of Candidates, Parliamentary Elections 2024

By Marissa J. Smith I’ve put together an Airtable of candidates, available at this link: https://airtable.com/app4qRxMRvaDmDLsg/shrJ1RxjGJL3QeSWz (Click here to see detailed changelog) 6/12/23 – 6/13/24: The table has been updated based on the elections coverage platform at ikon.mn. Changes here: … Continue reading

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Balance of Power in Expanded Parliament

By Julian Dierkes The 2019 constitutional amendments were partly aimed at shifting the balance of power toward parliament and cabinet, away from the presidency. For example, the prohibition on the double deel was intended to strengthen the prime minister by … Continue reading

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