Sandwiched between world’s two biggest dictatorships, the crucial Mongolia Presidential Elections are move to democracy

Democracy, elections and voting

Mongolians go to polls hoping for mining spoils

AFP – Mongolians voted Wednesday in a presidential election pitting the front-running incumbent against a champion wrestler and a woman, amid calls for a fairer distribution of the former Soviet satellite’s spectacular mining wealth. The exploitation of Mongolia as Mongolians head to the polls in a presidential election, the country faces up to the challenges spawned by its rapid change. Meanwhile, Chinese newspapers attack the US government over its pursuit of fugitive whistleblower nearby.