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Ruling Party Power Struggle Deepens in Mongolia as MP Is Expelled and Parliament Stalls

The disputed MPP leadership result has frozen a justice minister nomination, triggering threats of a caucus split.

Overview

  • MPP’s Control Commission expelled MP B. Enkhbayar a day after the prime minister moved to appoint him as justice and home affairs minister.
  • Several MPP lawmakers warned they will leave the caucus or the party if the expulsion stands, signaling a potential split in the ruling bloc.
  • The State Great Khural did not add the ministerial introduction to Thursday’s agenda, and a disrupted sitting halted scheduled legislative work.
  • Speaker D. Amarbayasgalan published a police response saying prosecutors declined to open a case in the cited homicide matter and that he has not been investigated.
  • Separately, the government’s plenipotentiary reported the capital’s heat supply shortfall linked to Thermal Power Plant No. 3 has been resolved, while forecasters issued cooling and snow warnings and new insurance rules let drivers process minor crashes without calling police.