Mongolian PM resigns after losing parliament backing, street protests

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Mongolia's Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene has stepped down after losing parliamentary support following corruption claims that erupted into street protests last month, the country's parliament said on Tuesday (June 3).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ycxbnz2x   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Mongolia's Prime Minister Lufsanamsrai Oyun Erdene has stepped down after losing the support of

00:08parliament following widespread street protests over corruption allegations. According to a

00:14statement from the Mongolian parliament on Tuesday, a draft resolution on a confidence

00:19vote failed to pass, automatically triggering Oyun Erdene's resignation. In a statement,

00:24he said he was honored to serve the country and its people during difficult times,

00:28including pandemics, wars, and tariffs. Oyun Erdene, who has held office since January 2021

00:35and was re-elected in July 2024, will remain caretaker prime minister until a successor

00:42is appointed within 30 days. His resignation follows weeks of protests in Ulaanbaatar,

00:49with demonstrators accusing Oyun Erdene and his family of corruption. The outgoing leader defended

00:56his record in fighting corruption, but admitted that he had focused too heavily on large-scale

01:02infrastructure projects rather than on social and political reform. During his term, Oyun Erdene

01:10pushed for 14 major development initiatives in the mineral-rich country, including mineral

01:15processing plants, dams, water diversion projects, and power plants.

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