New law on consultative poll to empower citizens

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A new law on Consultative poll was approved by Parliament today. The law targets at holding consultative poll on pressing issues in society and on making government decisions to solve the problems. A consultative poll will be carried out to expose pressing issues with the help of citizens, to consult with them on ways to solve the issue, increase public awareness on the issue and involve citizens in decision making. A Consultative council will be established with a composition of 5-11 persons and will organize polls. Political officials, civil servants or ruling and executive officials of political parties will not be appointed to the council. Consultative poll should be conducted regarding one certain subject in two stages and questions of the poll should be clear, definite and non-equivocal. Funding of poll could be covered by state or local budget, international financial aid and donations from individuals and enterprises. In case of financing with donations, amount of donations from individuals and enterprises should not exceed 40 per cent of the total fund.