Faltering steppes
An election marred by corruption claims passes peacefully
IN THE 15 years since they ended seven decades of Soviet domination and introduced democracy, Mongolians have grown used to voting. Unfussily, then, they turned out on May 22nd to elect a new president: Nambaryn Enkhbayar, leader of the ex-communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP), who romped home in a four-man field with 53% of the vote. His nearest rival, Mendsaikhan Enkhsaikhan, of the Democratic party, won less than 20%.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Faltering steppes”
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