Ulaanbaatar Citizens’ Khural dominated by MPP

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Capital city election committee made an announcement about the preliminary results and turnout of the 2016 elections of citizens’ representatives khural of Ulaanbaatar at around 1.30 am. Out of the supposed 843,689 voters in the capital city, 593,999 citizens cast their votes by 22.00, June 29, achieving 70.4 % voter turnout. In particular, the highest participation was observed in Bagakhangai (80.63%), while the lowest was in Sukhbaatar district (65.93). According to the preliminary bills, Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) secured 34 seats in the 45-seated Khural, whereas the Democratic Party (DP) won the other 11.