Sunday, May 24, 2009

In Mongolia, the presidential election.

On Sunday, at 7:00 local time (3:00 Moscow) in Mongolia have opened areas to vote in the presidential election, transmits Agence France-Presse.
Rivalry spread between the current president, the leader of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) Nambaryn Enkhbayar and the former head of the opposition Democratic Party Tsahiagiynom Elbegdorzhem (Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj).
Elections in Mongolia, said agency, is usually accompanied by accusations of fraud and corruption. In summer 2008, the opposition refused to accept the results of parliamentary elections, after which the capital Ulan Bator started riots, which killed five people.
Polling stations close in Mongolia at 23:00 local time (19:00 Moscow).

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