Mongolia‘s Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene has stepped down after losing parliamentary help following corruption claims that erupted into street protests final month, the nation’s Parliament stated on Tuesday (June 3, 2025).
The Parliament of the world’s largest landlocked nation didn’t cross a draft decision on a confidence poll, which means Mr. Oyun-Erdene was deemed to have resigned, a Parliament assertion stated.
“It was an honour to serve my country and people in difficult times, including pandemics, wars, and tariffs,” Mr. Oyun-Erdene stated after the results of the vote was identified.
Mr. Oyun-Erdene, who has been Prime Minister since January 2021 and was re-elected in July 2024, will stay caretaker Prime Minister till a successor is known as inside 30 days.
The political upheaval comes after Mongolians final month protested for weeks within the capital Ulaanbaatar alleging corruption involving Mr. Oyun-Erdene and his household.
Mr. Oyun-Erdene didn’t speedy reply to Reuters‘ emailed request for touch upon his resignation and the corruption allegations.
A press release posted on the Mongolian Parliament web site confirmed Mr. Oyun-Erdene thanking the nation’s youth for his or her views on transparency, and residents for his or her totally different views, however stated he “regrets that this is used as a political pretext and causing instability”.
Mr. Oyun-Erdene argued he had been steadfast in combating corruption however had targeted an excessive amount of on massive tasks as an alternative of social and political points.
The outgoing Prime Minister had pushed for infrastructure and useful resource improvement tasks within the mineral-rich nation, outlining 14 mega tasks together with mineral processing centres, water diversion initiatives, dams and energy crops.
Published – June 03, 2025 11:54 am IST
