PRELIMINARY RESULTS REVEAL KH.BATTULGA AS DP’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Following their registration of 6 presumptive nominees for the upcoming Presidential Election on May 2, Democratic Party held an all-member poll nationwide on May 3, Wednesday, the preliminary result of which was disclosed last night that Battulga Khaltmaa was elected as the party’s presidential candidate. The presumptive nominees from the Democratic Party were 27th Prime Minister Altankhuyag Norov, 21th Prime Minister Amarjargal Rinchinnyam, former Minister of Industry and Agriculture Battulga Khaltmaa, Member of Parliament, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Bold Luvsanvandan, former Minister of Justice Dorligjav Dambii and former Minister of Industry and Trade, former Chairman of Mongolian Republican Party Jargalsaikhan Bazarsad who recently rejoined the Democratic Party. The poll was conducted from 10 AM to 8 PM, engaging the party’s all supporters in 21 provinces, 330 soums and 9 districts and 152 khoroos of the capital city majority of whom voted for Battulga Khaltmaa to represent the party. In specific, Kh.Battulga led the poll with 2740.94 marks, R.Amarjargal ranked second with 2374.85 marks, D.Dorligjav third with 1058.64 marks, N.Altankhuyag fourth with 1044.20 marks, L.Bold fifth with 917.30 marks and B.Jargalsaikhan sixth with 213.66 marks. Mongolia has an upcoming Presidential Election next month, and May 2-6 are the designated dates for political parties to nominate their candidates. There are three political parties eligible to nominate a candidate for the election – ruling Mongolian People’s Party, Democratic Party and Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party. Mongolian People’s Party has nominated its Chairman Enkhbold Miyeegombo whereas Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party is expected to hold its convention on May 5, Friday to name their candidate. On the other hand, the Democratic Party’s 8th Congress will be held on May 6 to formally name the party’s presidential candidate. Kh.Aminaa