1997 Mongolian presidential election

none Mongolia presidential 1993 Mongolian presidential election 1993 2001 Mongolian presidential election 2001 18 May 1997 85.06% ( 7.67pp) 1,155,228 Majority of the popular vote needed to prevent a run-off Natsagiin Bagabandi (Cropped).png Natsagiin Bagabandi MPRP 597,573 62.53% Punsalmaagiyn Ochirbat 1995.png Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat Democratic Union Coalition (1996–2000) 292,896 30.65% 1997 Mongolian presidential election.svg Results by province President Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat MSDP–MNDP Natsagiin Bagabandi MPRP 1992 Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 18 May 1997.Dieter_Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p.490 0-19-924959-8 The result was a victory for Natsagiin Bagabandi of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, who received 63% of the vote. Incumbent president Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, who ran from the ruling Democratic Union Coalition (DUC), came in second with 30.65% nationwide,ELECTION RESULTS (March-June 1997) https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/election-watch-98/ Journal of Democracy 2026-01-30 en-US July 1997 whilst the third-party candidate Jambyn Gombojav from the Mongolian Traditional United Party trailed with only 6.82%. The 1997 presidential election is Mongolia's first-ever three-way presidential race. Voter turnout was 85%, a 7% drop from the previous election.Nohlen et al., p.491 The election of Bagabandi was described as a protest vote against the rapid economic reforms of the DUC government.Ginsburg Tom 1998 Mongolia in 1997: Deepening Democracy https://www.jstor.org/stable/2645468 Asian Survey 38 1 64–68 10.2307/2645468 0004-4687 subscription Background 1996 Mongolian parliamentary election In the 1996 parliamentary election, the opposition Democratic Union Coalition (DUC), comprising the Mongolian Social Democratic Party and the Mongolian National Democratic Party, won 50 of the 76 seats in the State Great Khural. The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP), for the first time in its 75-year-long rule, was out of power, both from the executive and legislative bodies.Communists In Mongolia Are Toppled After 70 Years https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/03/world/communists-in-mongolia-are-toppled-after-70-years.html The New York Times 1996-07-03 2026-01-30 0362-4331 en-US Many in the public came to view the cause of the MPRP's downfall as stemming from the party's lack of firm policies towards Mongolia's political problems or its foreign relations. DUC candidates, on the other hand, put forward a more specific agenda, vowing to focus on the privatization of state-owned organizations, the establishment of pension plans, the increase in teacher salaries, and a strong emphasis on Western bilateral ties — primarily with the United States, which the coalition called Mongolia's "third neighbor."Mongolia: Political and Economic Status https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/RS21155.html www.everycrsreport.com 2026-01-30 en 2006-05-03 Dumbaugh Kerry M. Morrison Wayne However, these reforms received mixed reactions upon implementation. Prime Minister Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan's cabinet oversaw a period of rising unemployment and inflation. Candidates NamesBornLast positionParty130x130px Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat1942 01 23 dmy(1942 01 23 1997 5 18)Tüdevtei, Zavkhan, MongoliaIncumbent President of Mongolia(1990–1997)Democratic Party (Mongolia)60x60pxDemocratic Union Coalition130x130px Natsagiin Bagabandi1950 04 22 dmy(1950 04 22 1997 5 18)Yaruu, Zavkhan, MongoliaChairman of the MPRP(1997)Chairman of the State Great Khural(1992–1996)Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (old)60x60pxMongolian People's Revolutionary Party130x130px Jambyn Gombojav1941 dmy(1941 01 01 1997 5 18)Asgat, Sükhbaatar, MongoliaChairman of the People's Great Khural(1990–1992)Mongolian Traditional United Party60x60pxMongolian Traditional United Party Results Natsagiin Bagabandi Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party 597573 Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat Democratic Union Coalition 292896 Mongolian Social Democratic Party Jambyn Gombojav mn Жамбын Гомбожав Mongolian Traditional United Party 65201 26970 1155228 General Election CommissionМонгол улсын ерөнхийлөгчийн сонгуулиудын дүнгийн эмхэтгэл 2011 General Election Commission of Mongolia 28–50 Compilation of Mongolian presidential election results https://www.gec.gov.mn/uploads/Erunhiilugchiin%20songuuli-1993-2009.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20240424002713/https://www.gec.gov.mn/uploads/Erunhiilugchiin%20songuuli-1993-2009.pdf 24 April 2024 Ulaanbaatar Mongolian References Category:May 1997 in Asia Mongolia Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Mongolia