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In Mongolia Democratic Party Seems Divided, Elbegdorj announces possible resignation |
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 |
 Mongolia Web News, Ulaanbaatar (GV) - The results of the June 29 elections seems to have divided members of the Democratic Party (DP). It's leader Elbegdorj,
widely criticized for his role in the protests on July 1st that lead to
violent riots, still maintains the election results were rigged by the
ruling MPRP (Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party).
His call for the current placeholder government to be impeached was
rejected by a parliament committee that included members of his own
democratic party. On Friday Elbegdorj
gave a press conference where it was announced that DP members would
boycott the first session of the new parliament on July 23.
Furthermore
he attacked the government on their handling of the July 1 riots and
demanding all of the 200 people still held in prison to be released. He
said to Montsame:
"If this demand is failed and if current political crisis continues
further, I am ready to resign from the post of Democratic Party
Chairman" According to several Mongolian media his resignation was
already set in progress. It is not clear what effect the resignation
would have on the boycott.
Lines
between the different parties are not always very clear in Mongolia and
sections of the DP might have struck a deal with the MPRP to attend the parliament session. If less than 56 members attend, parliament cannot officially convene, and the MPRP might be pushing for at least 14 DP members to attend.
The last time a cross party deal was crafted in Mongolia was in 2006 when the same Elbegdorj was ousted as prime minister as fellow party members had agreed on a minister post in a new parliament lead by MPRP's Enkhbold.
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