Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term. In the Parliament (State Great Hural), 76 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Most recent election

(courtesy of wikipedia)

A legislative election for the State Great Khural in Mongolia was held on 29 June 2008. A change in electoral laws led to a delay in vote counting, as voters were able to vote for up to three or four candidates in each constituency. 311 candidates from 11 parties and one coalition, plus 45 independent candidates, were running for election, only 28 of them incumbent MPs. The main issues were inflation and mining rights. Before the elections, the race between the two largest parties, the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and the Mongolian Democratic Party (DP), was expected to be very close, with minor populist parties also expected to make gains at the large parties' expense, thus securing a good position in post-election coalition negotiations in case none of the large parties gains an outright majority. Turnout was 74.3%, considerably lower than the 82% of the 2004 election.

The election results were heavily disputed. For details please read more here.