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Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 18 May 1997.[1] The result was a victory for Natsagiin Bagabandi of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, who received 63% of the vote. Voter turnout was 85%.[2]
The election of Bagabandi was described as a protest vote against the rapid economic reforms of the Democratic Union Coalition government.[3]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natsagiin Bagabandi | Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party | 597,573 | 62.53 | |
| Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat | Democratic Union Coalition | 292,896 | 30.65 | |
| Jambyn Gombojav | Mongolian Traditional United Party | 65,201 | 6.82 | |
| Total | 955,670 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 955,670 | 97.26 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26,970 | 2.74 | ||
| Total votes | 982,640 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,155,228 | 85.06 | ||
| Source: General Election Commission of Mongolia | ||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p490 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ Nohlen et al., p491
- ^ Ginsburg, Tom (1998). "Mongolia in 1997: Deepening Democracy". Asian Survey. 38 (1): 64–68. doi:10.2307/2645468. ISSN 0004-4687.
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