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June 29, 2004

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In the latest update it looks like the opposition could actually claim victory. No, not Canada. We are talking about Mongolia.

Mongolian election officials still lack complete, official results from Sunday's parliamentary poll although the opposition democrats have claimed what would be a stunning victory...Preliminary results showed the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and the opposition Motherland Democratic Coalition deadlocked with 36 seats each in the Great Hural, or parliament. Independents won three of the other four seats, and the small Mongolian Republican Party one.

If officially confirmed, the result would be a dramatic reversal for the MPRP, which held 72 of the 76 parliamentary seats before Sunday's polls and had been confident of an overwhelming victory.

The MPRP has accused the opposition of vote-rigging.

Sure it's unusual for the Government, with its hands on the levers of power, to accuse the opposition of cheating. But there you go.

 posted by Simon on 06.29.04 at 01:38 PM in the




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Thought I'd let you know I added you to my blogroll.
Your site is truly a wealth of information on Asia.
Keep it up!

 posted by: Guy on 06.29.04 at 05:51 PM [permalink]

Thank you, Guy, I'm flattered.

 posted by: Simon on 06.29.04 at 06:18 PM [permalink]




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