Overview
- Lawmakers voted 71–40 with 111 ballots cast in the 126-seat State Great Khural, and Zandanshatar resigned following the result.
- MPs cited a unilateral appointment of the justice and home affairs minister, remarks seen as interfering with a judicial probe, and disputed changes to mineral pricing as grounds for removal.
- Zandanshatar remains in a caretaker role until a successor is named, with next year’s budget still pending as teachers strike and doctors threaten to follow.
- The ouster followed a power struggle inside the ruling Mongolian People’s Party after Zandanshatar lost a leadership contest to Speaker Amarbayasgalan Dashzegve, who has asked to resign as parliament chair.
- He is the second prime minister forced out in months, a rapid turnover that is prompting fresh concerns about political stability and investor confidence.