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Mongolia’s Prime Minister Resigns After Losing Parliamentary Confidence Vote

Triggered by protests over the prime minister’s family’s lavish spending, the parliamentary defeat raises concerns about Mongolia’s economic stability

FILE -Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai walks past journalists as he arrives to vote at a polling station in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Mongolian miners work on extracting coal from a primitive mine in Nalaikh, one of the nine districts of Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia June 29, 2017.
TOPSHOT - People sing during a protest calling for the resignation of Mongolia's Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene over alleged economic mismanagement and corruption involving his family, at Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar on May 21, 2025. Hundreds of young Mongolians turned out this week in the country's capital calling for the prime minister's resignation on allegations of corruption, a longstanding source of deep public anger in the landlocked democracy. (Photo by BYAMBASUREN BYAMBA-OCHIR / AFP) (Photo by BYAMBASUREN BYAMBA-OCHIR/AFP via Getty Images)
This photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows people gathering for a protest at Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

Overview

  • Lawmakers withdrew support from Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai following two weeks of mass demonstrations over alleged corruption and economic inequality.
  • Social media posts of the prime minister’s son flaunting helicopter rides, luxury goods and an expensive engagement ring ignited the protests.
  • The Mongolian People’s Party expelled its coalition partner, the Democratic Party, after several of its MPs backed the demonstrators, deepening political divisions.
  • April’s Sovereign Wealth Fund law to reclaim a 34% stake in strategic mines has met fierce resistance from the country’s powerful mining elite.
  • Analysts warn that ongoing instability could deter foreign investment and prolong Mongolia’s economic dependence on China and Russia.