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08ULAANBAATAR351
2008-07-18 08:45:00
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VOTE ON GOVERNMENT DISSOLUTION FAILS
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UNCLAS ULAANBAATAR 000351
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/CM, EAP/PD, DRL, IO AND INR/EAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KMCA SOCI MG
SUBJECT: VOTE ON GOVERNMENT DISSOLUTION FAILS
REF: A) ULAANBAATAR 0348
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION
UNCLAS ULAANBAATAR 000351
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/CM, EAP/PD, DRL, IO AND INR/EAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KMCA SOCI MG
SUBJECT: VOTE ON GOVERNMENT DISSOLUTION FAILS
REF: A) ULAANBAATAR 0348
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION
1. (SBU) The parliamentary vote demanded by the Democratic Party
(DP) for the dissolution of Prime Minister S.Bayar's government
failed on July 18. Following a long plenary discussion of the
post-election violence on July 1, the demand was put to a vote. Of
the 53 MPs making up the quorum, 16 voted to dissolve the
government, all from the Democratic Party, and 37 voted against,
with 35 of the 37 votes coming from ruling Mongolian People's
Revolutionary Party MPs. MPs Oyun (leader of the Civil Will Party
and Foreign Minister) and M.Enkhsaikhan (founder of the New National
Party with two ministerial seats in the current government) voted
with the majority MPRP to support the government.
2. (SBU) The Speaker announced the closing session of the current
Parliament will be held on Tuesday, July 22. The first session of
the new Parliament is expected to convene the following day on
Wednesday, July 23 (ref A).
MINTON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/CM, EAP/PD, DRL, IO AND INR/EAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KMCA SOCI MG
SUBJECT: VOTE ON GOVERNMENT DISSOLUTION FAILS
REF: A) ULAANBAATAR 0348
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION
1. (SBU) The parliamentary vote demanded by the Democratic Party
(DP) for the dissolution of Prime Minister S.Bayar's government
failed on July 18. Following a long plenary discussion of the
post-election violence on July 1, the demand was put to a vote. Of
the 53 MPs making up the quorum, 16 voted to dissolve the
government, all from the Democratic Party, and 37 voted against,
with 35 of the 37 votes coming from ruling Mongolian People's
Revolutionary Party MPs. MPs Oyun (leader of the Civil Will Party
and Foreign Minister) and M.Enkhsaikhan (founder of the New National
Party with two ministerial seats in the current government) voted
with the majority MPRP to support the government.
2. (SBU) The Speaker announced the closing session of the current
Parliament will be held on Tuesday, July 22. The first session of
the new Parliament is expected to convene the following day on
Wednesday, July 23 (ref A).
MINTON