innyamin AMARJARGAL (since 30
August 1999)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the State Great Hural in consultation
with the president
elections: president nominated by parties in the State Great Hural and
elected by popular vote for a four-year term; election last held 18
May 1997 (next to be held summer 2001); following legislative
elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is
usually elected prime minister by the State Great Hural; election last
held 30 August 1999 (next to be held NA)
election results: Natsagiyn BAGABANDI elected president; percent of
vote - Natsagiyn BAGABANDI (MPRP) 60.8%, Punsalmaagiyn OCHIRBAT (MNDP
and MSDP) 29.8%, Jambyn GOMBOJAV 6.6%; Rinchinnyamin AMARJARGAL
elected prime minister by a vote in the State Great Hural of 50 to 2

Legislative branch: unicameral State Great Hural (76 seats; members
elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 30 June 1996 (next to be held NA June 2000)
election results: percent of vote by party - DUC 66%, MPRP 33%, MCP
1%; seats by party - DUC 50 (MNDP 34, MSDP 13, independents 3), MPRP
25, MCP 1

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, serves as appeals court for people's
and provincial courts, but to date rarely overturns verdicts of lower
courts, judges are nominated by the General Council of Courts for
approval by the State Great Hural

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Union Coalition or DUC
(includes the MNDP and the MSDP); Independence Party ;
Mongolian Conservative Party or MCP ; Mongolian
Democratic New Socialist Party or MDNSP ;
Mongolian Democratic Renaissance Party or MDRP [BYAMBASUREN,
chairman]; Mongolian National Democratic Party or MNDP [R. AMARJARGAL,
chairman; B. DELGERMAA, general secretary]; Mongolian People's
Revolutionary Party or MPRP [N. ENKHBAYAR, chairman; L. ENEBISH,
general secretary]; Mongolian Republican Party or MRP [B.
JARGALSAIHAN]; Mongolian Social Democratic Party or MSDP
[Radnaasumbereliyn GONCHIGDORJ, chairman; N. ALTANKHUYAG, general
secretary]; Mongolian United Heritage Party or UHP
(includes the United Party of Herdsman and Farmers, Independence
Party, Traditional United Conservative Party, and Mongolian United
Private Property Owners Party); Mongolian United Private Property
Owners Party ); United Party of Herdsman and Farmers
; Traditional United Conservative Party ;
Workers' Party

International organization participation: AsDB, ASEAN (observer), CCC,
ESCAP, FAO, G-77