Government crisis
Guido beat me to it: Mongolia seems to face political changes after the MPRP ministers decided to leave the government. If you are able to read mongolian (or, like me, know someone who is able to read mongolian), you can read what seems to be a MPRP statement, as well as (as of 20.09 CET) 96 commentaries, on sonin .
The primary reasons given in that text for the break-up of the coalition seem somewhat shallow - that Elbegdorj is no party chief and no member of parliament didn't seem to be such a biog problem when the coalition was formed. If that is the MPRP's excuse for leaving the coalition, one really has to ask how they could live through the last one-and-a-half years of the coalition government.
They do give some more profound reasons, though, namely that little has been done against corruption, poverty, or the erosion of the rule of law. I admit that I am not in a position to comment if any of that has really become worse after the MPRP had to share power in 2004, but the MPRP sure is right that those are the most pressing problems. They have been for years, not just under the current government. However, I hope the MPRP members have thought twice before provoking what might develop into a political crisis.
Anyway, I think the MPRP has a chance to show that the whole event is about good governance rather than about power struggles by finally giving out posts in the state sector with a view to professional skills rather than political allegiance. In fact, they have promised to do just that.
Update : The new UBPost also gives some views from the (former) MDC's side. Seems like they are accusing the MPRP of almost the same behaviour the MPRP accuses the MDC of - they call it "inbreeding" of the administration. MPRP chairman Enkhbold adds yet another excuse for the MPRP's move:
Update 2 : CNN has the story up, too, although they seem somewhat confused between the parliament and the seat of the MPRP.
Update 3 : Mongolia's Open Society Forum has some small pictures [no.1 no.2 no.3 & no.4]. I can't read the mongolian text, but the english version says that the parliament's decision on the current situation has been postponed until tomorrow.
The primary reasons given in that text for the break-up of the coalition seem somewhat shallow - that Elbegdorj is no party chief and no member of parliament didn't seem to be such a biog problem when the coalition was formed. If that is the MPRP's excuse for leaving the coalition, one really has to ask how they could live through the last one-and-a-half years of the coalition government.
They do give some more profound reasons, though, namely that little has been done against corruption, poverty, or the erosion of the rule of law. I admit that I am not in a position to comment if any of that has really become worse after the MPRP had to share power in 2004, but the MPRP sure is right that those are the most pressing problems. They have been for years, not just under the current government. However, I hope the MPRP members have thought twice before provoking what might develop into a political crisis.
Anyway, I think the MPRP has a chance to show that the whole event is about good governance rather than about power struggles by finally giving out posts in the state sector with a view to professional skills rather than political allegiance. In fact, they have promised to do just that.
Update : The new UBPost also gives some views from the (former) MDC's side. Seems like they are accusing the MPRP of almost the same behaviour the MPRP accuses the MDC of - they call it "inbreeding" of the administration. MPRP chairman Enkhbold adds yet another excuse for the MPRP's move:
We handed over a country with 10 percent economic growth to the coalition government, which is now at 6 percent.Too bad he didn't mention how much of this growth was caused by good weather or higher copper prizes.
Update 2 : CNN has the story up, too, although they seem somewhat confused between the parliament and the seat of the MPRP.
Update 3 : Mongolia's Open Society Forum has some small pictures [no.1 no.2 no.3 & no.4]. I can't read the mongolian text, but the english version says that the parliament's decision on the current situation has been postponed until tomorrow.
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