Some 31 members of the Mongolian People`s Party (MPP) have submitted a request to dismiss Prime Minister Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat and his government, GoGo Mongolia news agency reported on August 30.
The request was made on August 23 and the issue was discussed on August 29, but a final decision has not been made yet. The MPP holds 65 of the 76 seats in parliament.
The news report suggests the move by the party members will “break their promise to prefer unity”. If agreed, the request would continue Mongolia’s tradition of dissolving governments before the end of their term - all governments but one under ex-Prime Minister Nambaryn Enkhbayar have been dismissed in this manner.
As many as 15 prime ministers have led governments in Mongolia since the peaceful democratic revolution of 1992.
Erdenebat is an MPP member, which makes the motivations behind the request for his resignation unclear.
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