Overview

• MPP parliamentary leaders declared an Oct. 14 attempt to oust group chair J. Bat‑Erdene via an unsanctioned meeting invalid, as earlier moves to remove the Speaker advanced and Bat‑Erdene said any step awaits a Leadership Council decision.
• Teachers confirmed a nationwide strike from Oct. 16 to seek a 3.5 million MNT base salary, with 78 schools and 160 kindergartens in Ulaanbaatar and nine provinces preparing to halt classes.
• Finance Minister B. Javkhlan said about 830 billion MNT is needed to raise teachers’ and health workers’ pay and pensions, proposing roughly a 10% cut to state operating expenses to create room and urging faster parliamentary budget work.
• Health Minister J. Chinburen said allocating 181 billion MNT would allow a 15% increase in base pay for health sector staff, with a proposal to be submitted to the Cabinet and Parliament.
• Abroad, the president’s state visit to India yielded cooperation pacts spanning cooperatives, humanitarian aid, culture, geology and digital ties, while at home Oyu Tolgoi said it has provided 30,000+ pages to a parliamentary audit but will not attend a public hearing, citing safety concerns.