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President Xi Jinping congratulated Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on Friday on his election as Mongolia's president, saying that he stands ready to work with Khurelsukh to promote bilateral ties.
Former Mongolian prime minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has won the country's presidential election, further consolidating the status of the ruling Mongolian People's Party, or MPP.
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia Preliminary results in Mongolia’s presidential election show the chairman of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party and former prime minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh winning by a large margin. Wednesday’s election was held amid restrictions aimed at containing the largest surge of COVID-19 cases to hit the vast landlocked nation of just 3 million people.…
ULAN BATOR (June 5): Dangaasuren Enkhbat, a Mongolian presidential candidate from the political alliance the Right Person Electorate Coalition, announced on Saturday that he and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19. So far, we have no symptoms. We are now under isolation, said Enkhbat, a former legislator, said in a statement.
Mongolia has set June 9 as the date for its next presidential election, Xinhua news agency reported.
Besides Enkhbat, two more candidates; Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, chairman of the ruling Mongolian People s Party; and Sodnomzundui Erdene, former chairman of the opposition Democratic Party are running for president.
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