Category Archives: Democracy

2012 local elections: pre-election observation and analysis

Posted on November 19, 2012 by D.Byambajav

Outlook on local elections in Mongolia scheduled for November 21, 2012. Continue reading →

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Book: Change in Democratic Mongolia – Social Relations, Health, Mobile Pastoralism, and Mining

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

A new edited volume of social science research on contemporary Mongolia. Continue reading →

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The Proof is in the Pudding

Posted on October 1, 2012 by miliate

Brandon Miliate compares election in two post-state socialist democracies: Mongolia (June 2012) and Georgia (Oct 2012). Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Voter Turn-Out

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Brian White examines the extent to which migration may be having an impact on voter turnout in Mongolian elections. Continue reading →

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Sec. Hillary Clinton has finally Arrived…in UB

Posted on July 9, 2012 by miliate

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton came to Ulaanbaatar and demonstrated why Mongolia matters: democracy is rare in the immediate neighbourhour. Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal Asia article on State of Mongolian Democracy

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

The glass is definitely half full for Asia’s only post-state socialist democracy. Continue reading →

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East Asia Forum: Electronic Counting but no Trust

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Voting technologies performed smoothly in Mongolian parliamentary election, but trust in political parties is still lacking. Continue reading →

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Getting Yelled at Over Election Results

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Earlier today, two Tweeps were clearly upset about some part of my tweets about our estimate of the seat distribution for the Mongolian parliament. D Amarbayasgalan whose Twitter profile identifies him as a local MPRP director, wrote, шал худлаа прогноз байна … Continue reading →

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Pure Speculation, Informed.

Posted on June 28, 2012 by miliate

Julian and I arrived at the polling station nearest my apartment building at 7:45pm to observe closing. The room was a major lecture hall for the Geology/Geography institute of the Mongolian National University and as such had its own contribution … Continue reading →

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Low Voter Turnout

Posted on June 28, 2012 by D.Byambajav

The 2012 Ikh Khural Election saw the lowest rate of voter turnout in years: 65.24%. Voter Turnout in Ikh Khural Elections since 1992 1992 — 95.6% 1996 — 92.1% 2000 — 82.4% 2004 — 80.6% 2008 — 76.5% 2012 — … Continue reading →

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Monitoring the Election

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

The weakest point of the current election law in Mongolia is probably the voter registration process and this will thus be an area of focus for election monitors. Continue reading →

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Coalition Speculation

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

The MPRP as a coalition partner to the DP or MPP? Really? Continue reading →

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The Significance of the Ulaanbaatar City Council Election

Posted on June 26, 2012 by D.Byambajav

The city council election in Ulaanbaatar has gained in significance with its concurrent date with the national election. Continue reading →

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Update on Election Expectations

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Corruption apparently not on top of Mongolian voters’ minds. Continue reading →

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Impressions for the DP Rally in Yarmag

Posted on June 25, 2012 by miliate

Julian and I have just returned from the Democratic Party Rally in Yarmag, Han-Uul District where the party’s two Parliamentary candidates L. Bold and Ts. Oyungerel as well as E. Bat-Uul, running for UB Parliament, made speeches in support of … Continue reading →

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