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Parliament Names Acting Speaker, Swears In Deputy PM as Social Programs Advance

The leadership shifts coincide with strike‑averting health talks, signaling momentum behind new UNICEF‑supported education efforts and city service rollouts.

Overview

  • Lawmakers elected J. Bat‑Erdene deputy speaker with 78% support and tasked him to perform the speaker’s duties until a new speaker is chosen.
  • H. Ganhuuyag was appointed and took the oath as Deputy Prime Minister, with responsibilities spanning regional development, free zones, disaster management and standards.
  • Health workers postponed a planned strike after evening talks with ministers, as tripartite negotiations move to formalize salary calculations following a union‑cited 75% pay‑rise decision.
  • UNICEF‑backed education measures are set to start, with 75‑student rural primary schools opening Nov 14 in Uvs and Nov 15 in Khovd, and a Dec 1–June 1 pilot in 10 Ulaanbaatar schools to support cognitive development and curb digital addiction.
  • City energy and safety actions are scaling up, with 5,000 homes beginning central gas connections from Nov 15 and a 200,000 MNT incentive paid via national ID and the Hotula app, while police report 917 child road‑injury cases in Jan–Oct and launch a visibility campaign.