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Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
f . Other
Comments: A party must submit its paperwork to the central election authority and register with the Supreme Court at least 180 days before the election.
Source: Electoral Law of 2016, Art. 124: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/02/17
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship j . Other
Comments: A citizen who has attained the age of twenty five and has registered as a permanent resident of the aimag, capital city or soum within at least 180 days before the polling day and met other requirements set forth in this Law shall exercise the right to be elected for the tier’s Citizens’ Representatives’ Hural.
Source: Electoral Law of 2016, Art. 11: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf;
Constitution, Art. 21 (3): https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Mongolia_2001?lang=en%20(2017)
Verified: 2020/02/17
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
e . In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments: An indigenous citizen of Mongolia, who has attained the age of forty-five years and has permanently resided as a minimum for the last five years in Mongolia, shall be eligible for election to the post of President for a term of four years.
An independent candidate for legislative elections shall have signatures of 801 supporters-voters from one electoral district.
Source: Electoral Law of 2016, Art. 127: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/02/17
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
c . Indirect
Comments: A party or coalition’s election expenses shall be covered by the party or coalition and election expenses of candidates proposed by a party or coalition shall be covered by the part or coalition respectively and by the candidates themselves. Independent candidates shall bear their own election expenses.
The public radio and television shall broadcast an electoral campaign-related program on the schedule and timing set by the General Election Commission free of charge only and it is forbidden to broadcast it on a chargeable basis. The General Election Commission shall ensure that equal timing is allocated to each party or coalition or each independent participating in one single district to approve a schedule and timing for free campaign programs to be broadcasted over the public radio and television.
Source: Electoral Law of 2016, Art. 40-47: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/02/17
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
a . Equal funding, regardless of size and previous performance g . Not applicable
Comments: The public radio and television shall broadcast an electoral campaign-related program on the schedule and timing set by the General Election Commission free of charge only and it is forbidden to broadcast it on a chargeable basis. The General Election Commission shall ensure that equal timing is allocated to each party or coalition or each independent participating in one single district to approve a schedule and timing for free campaign programs to be broadcasted over the public radio and television.
A party or coalition’s election expenses shall be covered by the party or coalition and election expenses of candidates proposed by a party or coalition shall be covered by the part or coalition respectively and by the candidates themselves. Independent candidates shall bear their own election expenses.
Source: Electoral Law of 2016: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/02/17
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Election expenses of the candidates of parties and coalitions shall be born by the respective parties and coalitions.Independent candidates shall bear election expenses by themselves. Parties, coalitions and independent candidates shall form an election fund and open an account with a bank and inform the General Election Commission of this action and announce it to the public. This account shall be credited with - their own money and contributions from supporting organizations and individuals and transactions shall be made through the account. Individuals and organizations may take only monetary contributions for the election purpose and shall transfer them to the account of the election fund of the parties, coalitions and independent candidates.
Source: Electoral Law of 2016: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/02/17
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