Election will boost Mongolia’s democracy

Significance The outcome potentially threatens entrenched two-party dominance. Parliament has been greatly expanded, with broader representation and more female MPs. While this appears to invigorate Mongolia's democracy as intended, turnout among younger voters notably dipped. Impacts The quality of parliamentary debate will improve given more diverse opposition, including on parliamentary committees. The budget will be closely watched to see how political forces line up on tax and spending. Internal divisions in the opposition may prove difficult to reconcile, notably in the Democratic Party. A politically disengaged youth represents a long-term problem in need of party-political solutions. Foreign investors will hope for more positive signals from the government to counter negative assessments of the Minerals Law amendment.