Trending on X, 10 AM: Khurelbaatar, Kraków, school term, electric cars, oil refinery

Below are the seven topics Mongolian users discussed most on X between 06:13 and 10:20 on November 8 (Ulaanbaatar time). Sunday-morning activity was relatively quiet, but remarks by MPP chairman’s adviser Ch. Khurelbaatar, new details on the Kraków attack and the start of the second school term stood out. Topics already covered in the 22:00 and 02:00 roundups are repeated only when there is a genuine new development. Engagement figures reflect the snapshot at 10:24.

1. Ch. Khurelbaatar: “Mongolia is gripped by a culture of quarrelling”

Ch. Khurelbaatar, adviser to the MPP chairman, told reporters on November 7 that he has stayed out of government work at every level since the 2024 election and that the country-wide “culture of quarrelling” must end, LiveTV.mn reported. He said Mongolians need unity as the external environment changes and that paid smear campaigns against one another should stop. In this window he posted excerpts of the interview on his own X account, which became one of the most-reposted posts of the morning.

2. Kraków attack: three bodies found at suspect’s home, far-right motive cited (new development)

The 2 AM roundup reported that six people were killed in an armed attack in Kraków’s main square. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has since said the bodies of two women and a man were found at the 25-year-old suspect’s home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and were very likely his close family members, the BBC and AP reported. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the attacker appeared fascinated by far-right ideology and held “ultra-nationalist” views. Two police officers were wounded; Tusk called them “true heroes” who saved many lives. Mongolian users highlighted the police response.

3. Second school term begins tomorrow

Under the 2026–2027 school-year calendar approved by the Ministry of Education, the second term for general-education schools runs from November 9 to December 25. On the last day of the autumn break, users shared jokes and memories about classes resuming.

4. Buy an electric car now or wait?

As Chinese electric and plug-in hybrid cars such as BYD become more common on Ulaanbaatar’s streets, one user wrote a detailed post arguing that the shift to electric is the right direction but questioning whether buying now makes economic sense, and said he would wait another 6–12 months. The post reached a wide audience and prompted discussion of the pros and cons of EVs, PHEVs and EREVs. It is a personal opinion.

5. Quote criticising the oil refinery’s delays circulates

A post quoting MP G. Luvsanjamts criticising the management of the oil refinery (“What kind of refinery takes 10 years to build?”) was widely reposted in this window. The project, launched in 2016 with a loan from India’s Export-Import Bank, has seen its cost rise to about $1.7 billion after additional financing, and the plant is scheduled to start operating at the end of 2027, according to earlier media reports.

6. Democrats widen their lead in the US House

As counting continued after the US midterm elections, Democrats had won 254 of the 435 House seats and Republicans 162, with 19 races still uncalled, Anadolu Agency reported on November 7, citing the Associated Press. NBC News projects Democrats will end up with about 259 seats. Mongolian users discussed what the margin could mean for overriding presidential vetoes and impeachment. Figures cited by users are not final official results.

7. Petition to confiscate corrupt officials’ assets closes today

A petition on the State Great Khural’s e-petition system asking for a bill to confiscate illegally acquired assets of public officials had 85,899 signatures as of 10:25, more than 14,000 short of the required 100,000. Signature collection closes today at 23:02. Users shared the petition and urged others to sign.

Methodology: We ranked posts from about 100 major news and influential accounts found through X search, plus 14 keyword searches, by an engagement score (likes + 2× reposts + views/100), and checked the facts against news sites. Posts that could not be verified or that carried a risk of defamation were left out. Views expressed by individuals on X do not represent the position of egov.mn.