Mongolian Elections: IRI Poll, Analysis Receives Widespread Coverage

On June 29, Mongolians went to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections, and delivered a landslide victory for the opposition party. A May 2016 poll by IRI and comments by IRI’s Mongolia Country Director Ashleigh Whelan were featured in numerous international media outlets, including The New York Times, Bloomberg and the Guardian.  

The following is a full list of coverage:

Mongolia’s opposition party won 85 percent of the seats in parliament with only 45 percent of the vote

Washington Post

Sluggish Economy Casts Shadow Over Mongolia’s Elections

ABC News

Economy Woes Lift Mongolia Opposition to Power in Election

Bloomberg

Opposition Storms to Power in Mongolia

Deutsche Welle

Economic woes lift Mongolian opposition to power in landslide

Chicago Tribune

Political landslide in mineral-rich Mongolia

Daily Times

Mongolia vote landslide stinging rejection of government policy

The Daily Mail

Mongolians head to polls for election amid economic slowdown

The Guardian

Sluggish economy casts shadow over Mongolians elections

The New York Times

Mongolia votes with mineral riches still a distant dream

Bangkok Post 

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