Overview

• Before voting, the Counting Commission approved a procedure allowing a second round if no candidate reached two-thirds, advancing only the top vote-getter.
• An initial tally showed Amarbayasgalan at 58% and Zandanshatar at 44%, and a hand recount matched the machine count, prompting a runoff.
• After walkouts by delegates backing Zandanshatar, attendance was re-registered at 321 and Amarbayasgalan won 85.67% of valid ballots.
• Zandanshatar’s camp disputes the rerun as contradicting party rules, and formal recognition now depends on Supreme Court registration within an announced review window of up to 90 days.
• Separately, Ulaanbaatar deployed extra repair crews to fix aging heat and water lines following outages, and parliamentary committees convene on Sept. 29 to review 2026 budget bills.