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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Mongolia PM expected to call vote of confidence in the face of protests

People sing during a protest calling for the resignation of Mongolia's prime minister Oyun-Erdene.
People sing during a protest calling for the resignation of Mongolia's prime minister Oyun-Erdene. Photograph: Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP/Getty Images

The political direction of mineral rich Mongolia is to be put to the test, with the country’s prime minister expected to call a vote of confidence in his premiership, amid claims that allegations swirling about his son’s lavish lifestyle are being exploited to push the country back to authoritarianism.

Mongolia has been an outpost of parliamentary democracy since 1992, uneasily squeezed between superpowers Russia and China.

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