Ulaanbaatar, Oct 17, 2025 (AFP) - Mongolian PM out after four months in office

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2025-10-17

Mongolian lawmakers ousted Friday the country's prime minister just four months after he took office in the wake of youth-led protests. A majority of parliamentarians voted to dismiss Gombojav Zandanshatar following weeks of political infighting and a dispute over a policy that changed how mineral exporters are taxed. Zandanshatar, 55, took office in June after thousands of young people demonstrated in the capital Ulaanbaatar, venting frustration......

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