Mongolian Society

Rule of Law

Determined by Constraints on Government Power, Abscence of Coruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, Criminal Justice

Overall Score - 0.51

Global Rank 51/99

Weaknesses - Abscence of Corruption, Open Government

Strengths - Order and Security

Sources

Mongolian Corruption

http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/7516/139/Rule%20of%20Law%20Index%202014:%20Mongolia

https://www.transparency.org/country/#MNG

http://mongolianembassy.us/about-mongolia/government-and-politics/

(Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mongol_states

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Mongolia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsakhiagiin_Elbegdorj

53% - feel that the government is extremely corrupt

48% - reported paying a government bribe (2010)

73% - feel that corruption has gone up within the country

36% - Poverty rate

Low rule of law due to corruption

Corruption Level

Corruption level - High

Corruption Perception Index - 39/100

Rank - 80/175

Elbegdorj and Mongolia's Political History

Mongolia

Mongolian Society

• Current President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdroj has had impactful political history

• He was a big helper in improving democracy in the nation

• Was a key player in the Mongolian Democratic revolution in 1990, which ended 70 years of Communism

• He drafted Mongolia's 1992 constitution, which guaranteed democracy and free market economy

• Advocate for numerous causes including corruption, women's rights, judicial reform civic engagement, judicial, reform, economic liberalization, privatisation, property rights, abolition of death penalty

• Size - 1.565 million km2
• Captial: Ulanbataar
• Population - 2.8 million
• Life Expectancy - 68
• Literacy Rate - 97.5%
• HDI - 0.653
• Quality of life index - 23.4
• Cost of living - 3.31% lower than in Canada
• GDP(2010) - $6.1 billion
• Main exports - Coal and Copper imports
• Main imports - Petroleum

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Government Structure

• Mongolia utilizes indirect democracy.

• The Government consists of the Parliament, AKA the State Hural, with 76 seats including prime minister, and President.

• The President, currently Tsakiagiin Elbegdorj, is the head of state and can veto all parts of legislature and issue degrees with little limits

• The democratic party currently in power is run by Prime minister Chimediin Saikhanbileg.
• Divisions of Government elected from the 21 aimags (plus the capitol) On a lower administrative level, they are elected from local subdivisions.

Democratic System

• Utilizes Indirect Democracy

• Democratic party is currently in power (since 2012)

• Prime minister and members of Parliament are elected every six months and now represent and make decisions for the populous.

• President is elected by parliament out of selected candidates for a four-year term (maximun two terms)