Mongolia in the 2016–17 Electoral Cycle

In: Asian survey, Band 57, Heft 6, S. 1032-1057

Abstract

This paper examines the full cycle of political power transitions and the dynamics of party competition during the 2016 parliamentary and 2017 presidential elections in Mongolia. It argues that the existence of multiple interlinked patronage networks and factionalism explains the persistence of the electoral democracy in Mongolia. The article focuses on the internal politics of the Democratic Party.