Overview

• The MPP’s Baga Khural first ballot delivered no two‑thirds majority (about 58% for D. Amarbaysgalan versus about 44% for G. Zandanshatar), after which a pre‑approved rule advanced the top vote‑getter to a second round.
• Zandanshatar’s supporters refused the rerun and exited; attendance was re‑registered at 321 and the re‑ballot produced 275 valid votes, giving Amarbaysgalan 85.67%, which party officials cited in declaring him elected.
• MPP legal office head G. Tögöldör publicly challenged the rerun’s legitimacy, citing the absence of a formal resignation by the previous chair and alleging quorum‑seeking irregularities before the second vote.
• Party officials say the process followed law and internal rules, and they plan to submit the leadership change for Supreme Court registration within 60 days, with court review up to 30 days; the XXXI national congress is set for November 15–16.
• Separately, Ulaanbaatar’s Yarmag–Artsat aerial cable line installed its fifth of 19 pillars with Mongolian engineers leading under Poma’s guidance, targeting concrete completion by October 30 and all pillars in November, as forecasters project nationwide cooling from October 3 and broader precipitation around October 7.