The ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) closed its 25th congress Sunday evening after electing a new central committee.
At the congress, Sanj Bayar, the MPRP's former secretary general, was elected as the party's chairman after defeating the only other candidate M. Enkhbold, the former chairman of the party and Mongolia's prime minister.
The congress passed Bayar's proposal that the posts of chairman and prime minister be held by the same person.
The congress opened Monday morning, with amendment of the party constitution and party reform high on the agenda.
Source: Xinhua
The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party has elected a new party leader during its 25th Congress over the weekend. Current leader, Prime Minister Miyeegombiin Enkhbold, was defeated by Sanj Bayar in a 377-289 vote. Bayar, the former secretary general of the MPRP, is expected to succeed Enkhbold as Prime Minister following a decision to unify the positions of the party chair and Prime Minister.