General Election Committee (GEC) decides to bring forward the date for the second round of presidential election and orders to organize on Jul 7th, based on the requests and requirements of political parties and unions.
Earlier, the re-polling was scheduled on Jul 9th nationwide. However, Democratic Party, MP O.Baasankhuu, and Mongolian Democratic Youth Union claimed to change the date on Jun 27th and Jun 28th respectively, considering that the voters will go on vacation on this day due to Jul 9th occurs on weekend.
According to the Law on Election, a candidate must receive at least 50 percent plus one vote of the total valid votes to win the election. If none of the candidates win absolute majority votes in the first round, the two most voted candidates to run for a second round while a candidate who received the least votes will be disqualified from the competition. Thus, S.Ganbaatar, a nominee of Mongolian People`s Revolutionary Party quit the presidential race.
The most voted candidates, Kh.Battulga, opposite Democratic Party nominee, and M.Enkhbold, the ruling Mongolian People`s Party nominee will run for the second round of voting. All voters are set to attend the second round of voting and the re-polling must be conducted within 14 days since the first round of voting.
General Election Committee (GEC) decides to bring forward the date for the second round of presidential election and orders to organize on Jul 7th, based on the requests and requirements of political parties and unions.
Earlier, the re-polling was scheduled on Jul 9th nationwide. However, Democratic Party, MP O.Baasankhuu, and Mongolian Democratic Youth Union claimed to change the date on Jun 27th and Jun 28th respectively, considering that the voters will go on vacation on this day due to Jul 9th occurs on weekend.
According to the Law on Election, a candidate must receive at least 50 percent plus one vote of the total valid votes to win the election. If none of the candidates win absolute majority votes in the first round, the two most voted candidates to run for a second round while a candidate who received the least votes will be disqualified from the competition. Thus, S.Ganbaatar, a nominee of Mongolian People`s Revolutionary Party quit the presidential race.
The most voted candidates, Kh.Battulga, opposite Democratic Party nominee, and M.Enkhbold, the ruling Mongolian People`s Party nominee will run for the second round of voting. All voters are set to attend the second round of voting and the re-polling must be conducted within 14 days since the first round of voting.