Ulaanbaatar MPP to discuss its chair on November 7 and directs dismissal of two district governors

The presidium of the Ulaanbaatar committee of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) met last Friday, October 16, and took two decisions, iSee.mn and iToim.mn reported today (October 19). If carried out, the decisions would amount to a complete change in the capital branch's leadership.

Committee chair to be discussed on November 7

The presidium scheduled a meeting of the Ulaanbaatar MPP's governing council for November 7 to discuss the post of committee chair. According to iSee.mn, the meeting will consider removing Kh. Nyambaatar as chair of the Ulaanbaatar MPP committee and nominating Mayor of Ulaanbaatar B. Pürevdagva in his place. iToim.mn reported that the MPP's national governing council, meeting on October 7, had instructed the capital presidium to schedule a party meeting, and that the presidium met on that basis. Under party rules, presidium meetings are convened by the committee chair, but Nyambaatar is abroad. He would be able to take part in person or online, iToim.mn reported.

Direction to dismiss two district governors

In its second decision, the presidium made a political decision to send the citizens' representative khurals of Chingeltei and Songinokhairkhan districts a direction to dismiss their governors, N. Manduul and Ts. Battör, within this week, iSee.mn wrote. Under the law, the final decision on dismissing a district governor rests with the relevant authorities.

Background

According to iSee.mn, on April 23, 2026 Nyambaatar held a meeting of the Ulaanbaatar MPP committee that renewed its membership, deputy chair and presidium. At the time he was criticised for "shielding" himself from removal. Under MPP rules, a committee chair is removed and a successor elected by a majority vote of committee members.

A few weeks later, in May, Prime Minister N. Uchral issued an order removing Nyambaatar as Mayor of Ulaanbaatar, leaving him a member of the Capital City Citizens' Representative Khural and chair of the Ulaanbaatar MPP committee. The Independent Authority Against Corruption has said that since September 25 it has been investigating Nyambaatar as a defendant under Article 22.1.3 of the Criminal Code, on abuse of power and official position. The case is under investigation, and no court has found him guilty.

Since leaving the mayor's office, Nyambaatar has been living abroad. On October 18 he held a livestream on his social media page titled "Alone against the regime", in which he said a dictatorial system is taking hold in Mongolia, and that he would announce next week when he will return home. As quoted by iToim.mn, he said he had given explanations to the anti-corruption authority many times and would "go and be investigated".

Sources: iSee.mn, iToim.mn