Disputes over the ruling party leadership remain unsolved

After the 2017 presidential election, a dispute between then-Prime Minister J.Erdenebat and then-Deputy Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh arose as U.Khurelsukh announced that J.Erdenebat gave orders to have him spied.

As over 30 legislators of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) signed a demand for J.Erdenebat’s Cabinet’s resignation, J.Erdenebat’s Cabinet disbanded.

After Cabinet’s topple, two leading MPP factions led by Speaker of Parliament M.Enkhbold and U.Khurelsukh begun fighting each other for power and influence.

The lawmakers led by M.Enkhbold tried to disband U.Khurelsukh’s Cabinet last month, but failed.

Following his Cabinet’s survival, U.Khurelsukh intensified his activities against his opponent faction by encouraging lawmakers supporting him to boycott parliamentary sessions and demand M.Enkhbold to resign.

Because of the ongoing disputes, all agendas scheduled to be discussed during Parliament’s fall session have been delayed.

Many believe that unless the party’s leadership reaches a compromise to resolve their differences, the dispute between the two factions will remain unsolved until the 2020 parliamentary elections. The dispute has caused a stalemate in the operations of the state apparatus, causing much discontentment among the public.