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Mongolian Parliament Elects New Prime Minister

by VOA News

   Mongolia's parliament named a new prime minister Wednesday.

   Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, a member of the ruling Mongolia People's Party, was
   unanimously elected to succeed Jargaltulga Erdenebat, who was ousted in
   early September amid corruption allegations.

   The 49-year-old Khurelsukh is taking over a government that has
   undergone numerous changes in leadership since transitioning from a
   satellite state of the former Soviet Union to a full-fledged democracy
   in 1990. No prime minister has completed a full-four year term since
   2000.

   Best known as the birthplace of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan,
   mineral-rich Mongolia is courted heavily by neighboring China, thanks
   to its growing demand for coal. The landlocked country is situated
   along the corridor of the Chinese-proposed "silk road," an initiative
   China has sought to expand trade with other countries.

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